Pacifier use

[Jennifer]

hairuliza:

Really want to stop him... because of course prolonged usage may misalign his teeth & cause him to wear braces in the future.

#1 did not use pacifier. His milk teeth were neatly lined.

#2 used pacifier. His jaw is larger with many small gaps in between the milk teeth. Good alignment.

I foresee both would need braces becos the adult teeth are so untidy.

[cmm]

I read somewhere in my baby care books that pacifier use should be limited to the first two years, for proper dentl development.


In the weeks leading up to his 2nd birthday, I tried many ways to get him to quit, all in vain.

Finally, about 2 wks after he turned 2yrs old, I put the pacific in a small container together with some dark vinegar. I was hoping that even he would be put off by the sour taste of the vinegar.

As it turned out, he thought the pacifier was very dirty & didn't even want to try... SUCCESS

[GreenQ]

Hi juz to share...


I stopped my son fr sucking pacifier b4 he turns to 8 or 9 mths. [I only gave him pacifier in his sleeping time. And only gave to this elder son as the youngest son refused pacifier.]

The reason was cos he keep crying once the pacifier dropped fr his mouth after he fall to sleep. That was quite tired for both baby and mummy through out the whole nite.

So I cut the pacifier teat into 3/4 of the original size. Got one big hole. Then I passed to him. Hey... he tried for once, twice, third time.... he took out. Then, he put back into his mouth again. Took out one more time. Diff feeling of sucking it. He didn't feel to suck it.

Then he continued to hold the pacifier for few times when he wanted to sleep. But nv felt to suck it anymore. SUCCEED!

[sashimi]

That’s really clever, GreenQ!

[MLR]

M3:

My MIL put Tiger balm on the pacifier in the past to stop my hubby from taking the pacifier. But I dun want to do that.

OMGosh :!: YUCKS ........ Did heard about using chilli, ginger, onion sort of stuff.

One of my cousin switch from pacifier to thumb, as a result her right thumb is deform, as in shorter and more like a knob.

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Thanks Green Q for your suggestion.


My gal is exactly like your son. I showed my hubby your post and he says we shall try it!

Actually I am also quite afraid to wean her off cos when she is unwell, she can really fuss. Plus we are travelling to NZ in Dec and if we wean her off, we have one less way to comfort her.

Hmmmm…

[hairuliza]

GreenQ:

Hi juz to share...


I stopped my son fr sucking pacifier b4 he turns to 8 or 9 mths. [I only gave him pacifier in his sleeping time. And only gave to this elder son as the youngest son refused pacifier.]

The reason was cos he keep crying once the pacifier dropped fr his mouth after he fall to sleep. That was quite tired for both baby and mummy through out the whole nite.

So I cut the pacifier teat into 3/4 of the original size. Got one big hole. Then I passed to him. Hey... he tried for once, twice, third time.... he took out. Then, he put back into his mouth again. Took out one more time. Diff feeling of sucking it. He didn't feel to suck it.

Then he continued to hold the pacifier for few times when he wanted to sleep. But nv felt to suck it anymore. SUCCEED!

Brilliant!
Will try that & report whether it works.
Wish me luck!

[tankee]

M3:

Thanks Green Q for your suggestion.


My gal is exactly like your son. I showed my hubby your post and he says we shall try it!

Actually I am also quite afraid to wean her off cos when she is unwell, she can really fuss. Plus we are travelling to NZ in Dec and if we wean her off, we have one less way to comfort her.

Hmmmm...

the pacificer would be very useful for the plane ride

[GreenQ]

Thanks, sashimi...


Hi M3 and Hairuliza,
This method works for my niece who was 2.5 yo too. Hope it works for your kid as well...

[xinnamag]

My DS only uses the pacifier when he's sleeping. He's 27mths now and I think it's time to wean him off. 3 wks ago I pretend to throw his pacifier into the dustbin and surprising he took it over and really threw it away. I thought it's a good chance to wean him off.


From that day onwards, whenever he asked for his pacifier, I will remind him that he had threw it away. He seemed to accept the fact too. However, his sleeping pattern changed. He did not want to nap even though he was very tired. I had to coax him by singing songs for a long time and most of the time, I failed to do so. Even if he managed to nap, it would be less than an hour and he would wake up and start crying.

Nite time was even worse, he can tahan till 12+am and would cry cos can't get to sleep. And he will wake up very early too. I thought this will be only for a few days till he got adjusted. But it has been 3 wks and is still the same. DH gave him back his pacifier today cos he does not want to affect his physical development due to lack of sleep. And he fell asleep fast.

I really do not wish to give him back cos I know it will be even more difficult to wean him off the next time.

Anyone having similar experience to offer some advise?