Paci weaning

Hi moms wondering if anyone has any tips for weaning 2 yr old off the paci. Right now we only use it for naps bedtime & in the car. Hoping to get rid of it in the next few months but have a newborn so we’ve been delayed.

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One night instead of giving our son the pacifier, we told him the pacifier went night night. He accepted it and would ask occasionally and I’d tell him the same thing. He went two months without it before I had to use one in an emergency (inconsolable from a bee sting) for about 20 minutes, I took it and hid it again and he hasn’t asked since. He was 2 in may for reference.

Yeah, I do the same with my 2 year old and did the same with my other 2 kids. They’re ready to get rid of around 3. I know you’re “supposed,” to get rid of it when. They’re 1, but we just never do.

I think what you’re doing is completely normal. Getting rid the paci in stages. Kids understand that they’re being weaned. So don’t worry.

I have been having my 2yr old throw away her pacifiers when they get damaged. It's slow but I think meaningful.

Same!! Our son started chewing them all up and as they started to break we would throw them out and say only ... This many left, ECT ECT when he chewed up the last one we said all done no more all gone .. and he hasn't asked for it any more it took about 3-4 months but no meltdowns !!

We did it cold turkey. Unintentionally though. He only had one attached to his lovey (bc we only used it at nap time and nighttime), and we lost it. It was a couple of rough nights. We found it a week later, and I just took the paci off and gave him the lovey. It worked.

Thank you all!! Will try these!!

We quit cold turkey and told our daughter that the nuky fairy came and took all the nuts to give them to brand new babies who need them, and the nuky fairy left a care bear for her for being such a kind and caring girl 🥰

That was my daughter until she lost hers at Disneyland lol I was so nervous to go home without it but had no choice. She asked for it and I simply told her that Mickey Mouses has it at disneyland and we can’t get it right now. We are now on day 6 without it and it hasn’t been as bad as I thought however her tantrums have been sooo bad haha! Idk if it’s because she doesn’t have her pacifier - plus she got used to it while napping and she hasn’t napped all week either.

Now I need to figure out the bottle situation because I find that she is now drinking more milk since we lost Paci…

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