what are some tricks u used to wean the baby off the pacifier?

I 'm this has been posted before, I searched , but didn't find anything helpful.
WHAT ARE SOME TRICKS YOU USED TO WEAN THE BABY OFF THE PACIFIER???
DD only uses it at night and when she naps and I think it's time to break the habit.

Thanks

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cutting the tip of the pacifier and then continuing to cut more of it as time goes on.

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Just wanted to wish u luck...my son is 14 months and still uses a paci!!!! Dr said it's ok until 2...so i'm gonna delay it only bc i know it's gonna be sooo hard for him!

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my DS used his binky till he was almost 3!! We finally told him when he puts it under the pillow the binky fairy will come and leave him presents..lol
the bribing started early ;)
it worked like a charm lol

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We just went cold turkey. He cried only the first 2 nights for 5-10 minutes.. and that was it! I hope it goes easy for you!

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My trick was losing it at the zoo last week and refusing to buy another one. Soo we went cold turkey. She was fussy about it the first night, but she's okay now.

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Cold turkey. It was prompted by a severe case of cox sackie. We tossed every last one so we couldn't cave in.

Another thing to remember is the younger they are when they transition, the shorter the transition period.

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My DD just turned 2 and we have started the transition. She is used to having it for car rides & sleep. We did away with the car ride paci by telling her that binky was tired & had to take a nap. Sounds dumb but it actually worked. She only cried the first time but asked for it for the following 6 car rides. Now it's done.

I tried cutting the tip off the binky and she looked at me as if to say, "what are you kidding me!!!???" Then she asked me for another one and she knows we have about 10. Well, now we have 9! Little by little I'd dwindle down the stash & I hope to transition with the sleep by the new year. This preggo Mama has to be willing to sacrifice a couple of nights sleep.

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my sister had her DD put them in the mailbox to mail them to a baby who needed them. She got a big envelope and let her put them all in herself and walked them to the mailbox. It worked

and the cutest part was my neice new she did something good for someone in need. She kept telling everyone that her vudy (we call them a vudy) was going to a baby who needed them. It was adorable

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Re: what are some tricks u used to wean the baby off the pacifier?

Thank you so much everyone. I guess I 'll try and cut the tip off first and see what happens since she is only 13 months and I don't think other tricks will work just yet
It's funny I have been planning to wean her off the binky for over a month now, but I feel so bad for DD . I also know that longer I wait harder it's going to be

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My son is addicted to one just ONE bink and it's not a type its just this one and it's pink which makes my DH so proud but I swear he is going to wear that sucker out and then we are in trouble!!!!!

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My oldest was the only one who took to the pacifier and he only used it at night and for naps.

Honestly, I did not do anything. He had it until he was 3 years old. He gave it up all on his own. I never understood the rationale behind taking it away. It was his comfort item.

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Re: what are some tricks u used to wean the baby off the pacifier?

My DS also just used it for naps and overnight but I noticed that occassionally he'd fall asleep without having it in his mouth and that while he was sleeping it would always fall out of his mouth and he wouldn't even notice. So I took it as my sign that it was time to try to just put him down without it and he's been paci free for a couple of days now with no problem whatsoever.