Taking away binky from a child who is REALLY attached Advice please

DD is alittle over 2 and tomorrow night i am going to give her a binky that has a hole in it... we read books before bed time in which that is when i give it to her..shes obviously going to notice something is wrong.....do i discuss that fact that thiers a hole in it or jsut ignore it...? OR do i give her the binky an hour before bed to show so she knows in advance that its not working right??? im so confused....


She would FLIP if is did it cold turkey and i personally cant deal with her crying for it... AGHHH this is so stressing me.

Re: Taking away binky from a child who is REALLY attached Advice please

No advice, DD is almost 3 and still has it. Let me know how it works out!

Re: Taking away binky from a child who is REALLY attached Advice please

No advice, dd is 2.5 and still has it. She actually bites them and creates holes in them herself. But I noticed that it doesn't phase her. She will continue to suck on them even with the hole in it. So I then cut the entire top of it. be careful that she doesn't suck on it with the hole because they may choke on the little pieces if they come off.
She is down to just one binky left and she only gets it for bedtime/nap.
i keep warning her that if she breaks this one that's it. we cannot get anymore.
She has stopped biting it but I plan on cutting it around her 3rd birthday and blaming it on our dog.
Hopefully that will work.

Message edited 4/6/2009 8:21:33 PM.

Re: Taking away binky from a child who is REALLY attached Advice please

DD was 18 months & very attached. I first tried to put holes in it & the holes got bigger & bigger but she kept on putting it in her mouth & it didn't seem to phase her. I then cut down to just nap & bedtime, but then found the only was to do it was cold turkey. It was 3 days of hell but then there was no turning back. It's been 3 months & she found one in her closet on the floor & just handed it to me the other day; didn't even try to put it in her mouth! Good luck!

Re: Taking away binky from a child who is REALLY attached Advice please

My DS was super attached as well but at 2 1/2 and with a new baby on the way, we pretty much went cold turkey. He had 3 binkies left and I cut a hole in one and he asked what was wrong. I told him binkies break when big boys use them since they're only for babies. When he got down to one left, we told him the binky fairy was going to come and he picked out a train that he wanted in exchange for giving up the binky. And then he screamed bloody murder for an hour the first night, 30 minutes the second night and that was it. Hasn't asked for it since. Good luck - you can do it!

Re: Taking away binky from a child who is REALLY attached Advice please

At 3 years old the binky fairy paid a visit and took all the binkies and left a present. He ahsn't asked for it since and he WAS very attached!

Re: Taking away binky from a child who is REALLY attached Advice please

ahhhhh i did the binky fairy too!! fantastic tool! lol

Re: Taking away binky from a child who is REALLY attached Advice please

Re: Taking away binky from a child who is REALLY attached Advice please

I need this. We took it away for Nighttime only, I even posted how the firts week was SOOOO easy, it was bliss. Well it ALL went out the window and its been hell again. Good suggestions on here!

Re: Taking away binky from a child who is REALLY attached Advice please

We had her trade it in for a toy and told her we were sending them to little babies that needed them. It worked fine.

Re: Taking away binky from a child who is REALLY attached Advice please

The hole thing didn't work for us. It's wasn't slick enough IMO.

The pacifier fairy sounds genius but my DD wouldn't "get it" she's too young. I am knocking it out the box this summer (she'll be 2) I've got to come up with a plan and stick to it.

My DD is EXTREMELY attached. She uses it night and day. I'm so in for it.

Re: Taking away binky from a child who is REALLY attached Advice please

I tried putting a hole in it and it didnt phase him. I actually had a talk and he thew it away. Only to have him get all frantic "IT'S GONE IT'S GONE, DADDY HELP IT'S GONE"

It tried cold turkey but he found some hidden and now he never lets them go now. He only uses them at home, at daycare he dosent even look for it

I will try cold turkey again

Re: Taking away binky from a child who is REALLY attached Advice please

When in doubt, cut the entire nipple off and leave it for them to find. Then you tell them it broke.

Re: Taking away binky from a child who is REALLY attached Advice please

Re: Taking away binky from a child who is REALLY attached Advice please

i wish i knew, we are still dealing with it too I try not to give it to him during the day except for naps, car, and bed, but if hes cranky or upset i do give in still. Daycare and my SIL are much better about not giving it to him throughout the day. He knows all my hiding spots LOL

Re: Taking away binky from a child who is REALLY attached Advice please

We did it cold turkey around the same age. It was a nightmare for the first few days, but then it got better. She screamed and screamed and I cried and cried because i wanted to soothe her, but knew I wouldn't give her the paci.

WIthin a week, she was over it!

Re: Taking away binky from a child who is REALLY attached Advice please

COLD TURKEY...says the oh so weak one

We should have taken his binky away a few months ago. He suddenly became super attached and it has become increasingly difficult to get him to quit. We've been trying only letting him have it at nap times and at night but I think it only makes him want it more....he's addicted to those darn binkies...