Comments on: Warding off the paci police

By: jane

jane — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 21:55:09 +0000

well i took baby’s away slowly- i started cutting it…she finally threw it away one day. my doctors never gave me a hassle- they actually never asked! don’t sweat it.

By: MyStarbucks

MyStarbucks — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 20:35:37 +0000

Just as long as she is off it by the time she goes off to college you are fine. Sometimes doctors are such party poopers. Gorgeous pics. I came over from Mrs. Mogul.

By: Danielle

Danielle — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 19:10:13 +0000

I read about using the Paci as “money” too. When the time comes, find a toy she is begging for and then tell her she can “buy” it with her paci. Who knows if that really works. The fairy sounds like an equally smart approach. But just do it when the time is right…you know best…not the doctor

By: 180/360

180/360 — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 17:55:18 +0000

Dude, RELAX! (hehe) It could be worse- she could be sucking on a bottle of Gin or on some cigarettes. Oh whoops, those are just adult pacifiers! Give it time, she’ll move on to better things before you know it.

By: gorillabuns

gorillabuns — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 15:10:27 +0000

well, i have a 2.5 year old that can suck the chrome of a fender due to her thumbsucking ways.

i just don’t have the heart to be mean about it. and you know i’m mean, right?

welcome back!

By: Brandi

Brandi — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 13:12:33 +0000

I recommend that you don’t take away the paci too soon. We took the paci away from one of my daughters when she was 16 mos. old. Her little sister was due in a month and we didn’t want her to mix her trying to take the baby’s paci if the baby took one (she wouldn’t). The former daughter still sucked on an imaginary paci in her sleep until she was nearly six. She also had a terrible time going to sleep. She still has trouble going to sleep at times and she is nine now.

By: Kerry

Kerry — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 02:14:51 +0000

There are some things that are nobody’s business. This is one of them. If the child is comfortable with it and her MOTHER is comfortable with it, then that’s the end of story when talking about pacifiers. We are not talking about a dangerous substance here. It’s a pacifier. Meant to pacify. Doing it’s job! Geesh. Perhaps he felt the need to give you some advice and couldn’t come up with anything else!

Not that it matters one little bit, but I say that as a mother who has never used a pacifier. See, it doesn’t matter!

Kerry

By: metalia

metalia — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 01:42:12 +0000

Welcome home!!

By: ObliviousSuburbanite

ObliviousSuburbanite — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 23:24:55 +0000

Relax. My son was 2 when we kicked it. I love the sweet sentiment of the paci Fairy,but my kids are concrete thinkers. Metaphor’s are lost on them. Bribery however….. We took all of my sons paci’s and put them in a zip-lock bag. He took them to Target and picked out a nice loud big boy Bulldozer. He took it up to the cashier ( I was looking for a nice little old lady) They had only one lane open(a college aged kid) He rang up the bulldozer. My son placed his bag of Paci’s on the belt and “Paid for” his New bulldozer. (the poor cashier was a little dumbfounded, but I slipped in my Debit card and whispered for him to pitch the bag…He played along) and we never looked back. When my son brought up his paci at nap time, I told him that he was a big boy and bought his bulldozer with them. All was well. He has not asked again despite his baby sister constantly flaunting hers.She is 16 mo.. According to your Dr. I guess we are in trouble.

By: Colleen

Colleen — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 21:52:02 +0000

Well… Zoe was 2 in June and still uses the paci just for nap and bedtime (and a bit more with the 2 year molars coming through). She also only uses it as she falls asleep and it gets spit out while sleeping. This one is just not a battle I’m going for right now. Eventually… it’ll be gone.