Comments on My Baby Sleep Guide: We did it! We dropped the pacifier!

alicia - i am dealing with this with my 4 month ol...

2012-02-27T10:11:49.889-07:00

alicia - i am dealing with this with my 4 month old and wondering what you did during those times she was crying - did you leave her in her crib? pick her up and soothe? shush/pat? i agree - we are both hooked on it but i need to get some sleep and she's not waking up hungry!

thanks!
leah

Thanks for stopping by savingsinasecond. I've ...

2012-01-13T19:48:59.489-07:00

Thanks for stopping by savingsinasecond. I've wondered if my son would suddenly take back to the pacifier if I showed it to him. Both my kids seemed to totally forget about breastfeeding within a week so I wonder if the same thing will happen with the pacifier since it's around the same age. I would test it out right now, but I'm afraid I'll make the little guy sad.

Rachel

Stopping by from the Alexa Hop on Mommies POV! I...

2012-01-11T23:11:38.634-07:00

Stopping by from the Alexa Hop on Mommies POV!

I'm happy for you that letting go of paci went so well!! It's been almost a year since my little guy has used his, and when he sees pictures of himself with it he still asks for it with longing. It's amazing how attached they can get!

In motherhood, other perspectives are always nice....

2012-01-10T21:48:24.951-07:00

In motherhood, other perspectives are always nice. At least for me. Thanks for stopping by and commenting cheyenne!

Rachel

Oh my, this is beyond encouraging to me. These ar...

2012-01-09T14:51:37.954-07:00

Oh my, this is beyond encouraging to me. These are the things I ponder all the time and don't really know who to chat 'em over with....so glad to hear someone else's perspective. Yay!

Sharon, After 12 and before 18 months seems to be ...

2012-01-09T12:58:40.727-07:00

Sharon,
After 12 and before 18 months seems to be a good time to drop it. Late enough that baby probably won't start sucking his thumb and soon enough that he doesn't become even more addicted to it (which seems to increase significantly after 18 months of time) or POSSIBLY have teeth/jaw issues from it.

Seems like the ideal time to drop it is when the decreased need for sucking happens for a short time between 13-14.5 months (is that the right time frame I told you previously, my brain is foggy right now from being up all night with sick jacob!).

Um, that is crazy is all I can say. Jacob is (was)...

2012-01-09T12:17:05.053-07:00

Um, that is crazy is all I can say. Jacob is (was) obsessed with his pacifier! So...what is the recommended time frame from dropping a pacifier? I'm thinking I need to drop Liam's soon, he is almost 15 months, before he starts to become obsessed.

Grandma Juice, It really is a good but sad day whe...

2012-01-08T22:54:05.827-07:00

Grandma Juice,
It really is a good but sad day when the binkie goes. I thought I had found and put all of them away, but randomly my son walked by me the other day with one in his mouth. I freaked out a bit (bc I was worried my work would be undone) but he was fine. Left you a review also.

Rachel

Thanks for stopping by vannapk1. Left you a review...

2012-01-08T22:49:16.478-07:00

Thanks for stopping by vannapk1. Left you a review too.

Rachel

Dr. Mommy, so sorry you had to go through dropping...

2012-01-08T22:48:18.685-07:00

Dr. Mommy, so sorry you had to go through dropping the pacifier and then had to deal with dropping the thumb later. No fun. stopped by your site and left you a comment. Thanks for the visit!

Rachel

Saw your comment on my site from the Alexa Drop Ho...

2012-01-08T22:01:22.914-07:00

Saw your comment on my site from the Alexa Drop Hop, came to return the favor. Wrote a review... :)
Congrats on losing the binkie as we called it in our house. The small person here was almost 3!! It was a happy/sad day for sure! We found them stashed all over the house long after we thought they were gone!! The sooner the better for sure!!
Hope to see you back soon!
Grandma Juice
www.gmajuice.bandrdesigns.com

Stopping by from the Alexa Hop. Congrats on your ...

2012-01-08T17:20:30.169-07:00

Stopping by from the Alexa Hop. Congrats on your success with going cold turkey, how lucky you are! I'm leaving a review too.

Happy New Year

Congratulations!! I remember those days all too we...

2012-01-08T10:33:22.875-07:00

Congratulations!! I remember those days all too well..{yep, I have 5 children} Only one of my children was obsessed with her 'binky' and one day..I cut the nipple off and told her it was broken. She looked at it as said - "it broke mommy, it broken" I said yep it is and she continued on her merry ole way...of course she then found her thumb and that was another wonderful adventure:)

Visiting from Alexa Blog Hop...off to give your site a review:)

Hugs!
Dr. D

Katya Kate Thanks! Happy new year to you too!

2012-01-05T19:39:14.948-07:00

Katya Kate
Thanks! Happy new year to you too!

ARticle write up I believe it was crunchy frugalis...

2012-01-05T19:38:55.207-07:00

ARticle write up
I believe it was crunchy frugalista, and thanks!

QueensNYCMom, Thanks! happy new year to you too!

2012-01-05T19:38:05.804-07:00

QueensNYCMom,
Thanks! happy new year to you too!

Irene, I used the pacifier a lot with extending sl...

2012-01-05T19:37:48.130-07:00

Irene,
I used the pacifier a lot with extending sleep, and with pulling off right before bed to keep baby happy :) Many uses, too bad it often turns into a prop!

Rachel

Melisa source, The pacifier is such a curse and bl...

2012-01-05T19:36:32.613-07:00

Melisa source,
The pacifier is such a curse and blessing isn't it?

Rachel

Nekky, It seems like that thought of something is ...

2012-01-05T19:34:48.792-07:00

Nekky,
It seems like that thought of something is often worse than the actual thing, in many cases, huh?

Rachel

Alicia, The pacifier is defiantly a sleep prop for...

2012-01-05T19:33:39.667-07:00

Alicia,
The pacifier is defiantly a sleep prop for many kids, to an extent it was for my son too. When he was a newborn he defiantly woke up because it fell out and we had to work with that. When he got older it was mainly an issue when he couldn't suck on it because he had a stuffy nose.

I have heard of many parents who have played the pacifier game with their kids for several months. I'm glad you guys took the plunge so all of you could finally get some sleep. Baby was suffering from sleep deprivation just as much as you guys!

Allycia, I'm so glad it was smooth sailing for...

2012-01-05T19:31:39.656-07:00

Allycia,
I'm so glad it was smooth sailing for you too! Thanks for the follow!

Rachel

Hey it's Clairity, I don't think I did too...

2012-01-05T19:30:22.893-07:00

Hey it's Clairity,
I don't think I did too much right (although I did a few things which I think helped), I think there was a lot of luck involved. Plus, he has had some additional struggles this past week--but there have been other factors involved like illness and teeth.

Rachel

Kelly, There were several reasons for dropping it....

2012-01-05T19:29:26.873-07:00

Kelly,
There were several reasons for dropping it. I'll have to think about it more and write it all up with my pacifier blog post I'm working on. For now, what comes to mind is 1) teeth and jaw alignment. Some pediatric dentists and pediatricans say the pacifier after around 15 months (give or take, can't quite remember) will start to cause issues with teeth and jaw. Other say it won't cause issues until permanent teeth are in. I wasn't too concerned about this since my kids will likely all need braces anyway, but when the dentist looked at my 3 year old son's mouth and said he could tell he was a thumb sucker with his right hand because his jaw shape was changed--I was a little freaked out. But jaw and teeth can go back into position.

2) speech can be delayed. This is mainly with kids that have it throughout the day. But I think there is a possibility of speach being affected even if they suck on it all night because their mouth is used to forming a certain way.

3)The longer they have it, the more they get addicted and used to what feels 'normal' to them. Some kids I know who dropped it at 2 didn't even cry or anything, but it took them months to start sleeping normally again, simply because things didn't feel right.

REASONS TO KEEP IT (bc we're on the subject:)
1) you can calm or quite baby when you need to--church is a big one for me or when baby is sick

2) baby goes to sleep so well with it!

3) you can wait until they are older and understand what is going on and you can just have them toss it and you don't have to deal with their confusion over the change and any possible crying.

That's what comes to mind :)

RMG, Yeah, I really was trying to avoid the droppi...

2012-01-05T19:23:43.877-07:00

RMG,
Yeah, I really was trying to avoid the dropping of the pacifier for the thumb, which has to do with my timing of dropping it. My oldest was a thumb sucker until age three and it was dropped miraculously after his tonsils were out. otherwise I think we'd still be working at it!

Cinthya, thanks for the congrats!

2012-01-05T19:22:39.812-07:00

Cinthya, thanks for the congrats!