How to Get Babies to Stop Using a Pacifier

There are different methods for weaning your baby off a pacifier. Explore the best way for you and your child, whether it means taking all his pacifiers away at once or weaning him off slowly. Pacifiers can help soothe newborns as sucking is the only thing they can control at first. Letting a child continue using pacifiers after his third birthday can cause damage to his teeth and jaw, according to the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry. Taking pacifiers away after his first birthday might be easier than waiting until his third.

Instructions

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      Limit your baby's pacifier use to the times she is stressed or when she lays down. Remove pacifiers from her play area, as she is less likely to want one when she is content and happy.

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      Leave the pacifiers at home when you go out. Explain that your baby is getting big and pacifiers don't belong outside of the home anymore. Arranging playdates with other children who don't use pacifiers could help him make the transition easier.

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      Cut a small part off the tip off the pacifier. Cutting a bit more each night can help wean her from her bedtime binky habit. When there isn't anymore to cut off, take it away completely.

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      Offer your child a new toy or comfort item, such as a stuffed animal or blanket, to replace her binky completely, even during naps and at nighttime. Take her to the store and let her pick out a new item to trade in her pacifiers. She might still cry for her binky at night for a few days.

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      Avoid giving in to your child's whimpers for his pacifier. If you give in, you'll have to start the entire process over again and he'll be less likely to believe you the next time.

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