Sucky when to throw it away?

Question

My daughter is 16 months and she always has her sucky with ehr at bedtime, she even still crys in the middle of the night and yes i go and put it back in her mouth and she goes back t bed. How can i stop it so she can soothe herself? just let her cry? what if she doesnt stop? i am due for baby number 2 in october and i only want to have to wake up every 3 hours for one baby. I stopped giving it to her during the day only for naps and she seems fine with that.

Answer 1

if she is old enough to understand yukky then try that my  sister cut the tips of all her binkies her son was 18 months when he got off them or try the best thing an go cold turkey it will be hard the first few nights but or a week but after that she should be just fine an go to sleep no problem hope that help but i have twins boys an one has a bink an they are 11 months the other just sucks his fingers i still need to work on how to figure out how to get them off that!!!

Answer 2

i am interested in this mylsef.. i have an almost 3 year old that has them in every colour and cant live without one in his mouth and one in each hand.

Answer 3

the earlier the easier.  I would say before baby no. 2 comes. That way, it will be easier. My cousin had hers until she was 7---AHHHHH!!!! I know you dont want that, huh?

Answer 4

what you can do is tell her that now that she is going to be a big sister its time for her to pass the sucky down to the new baby when the baby is born...you just would have to talk it up and prepare her for it before baby #2 is born...then its kind of like its part of her job as the new big sis

Answer 5

The only way is to let her cry herself to sleep. She will eventually fall asleep. I will be hard to listen to. After a few nights it will be all over with.

Answer 6

whats a sucky.

Answer 7

shes still a baby let her keep her binky

Answer 8

My son started being ok with no pacifier for his naps too - which means they can be ok at night. They just want the paci to be comfortable, it makes them feel calm and at home... but it's better if you get rid of it! Especially if you're having to get up to give it to her!!!

My best friend had a GREAT idea that worked wonderfully with her son (and mine!) when she was sick of him walking around with a pacifier all the time - she cut a tiny hole in the very tip, so when he'd put it in his mouth and sucked on it, it would just fall out - the hole she cut in the tip meant no suction was possible.... after a few puzzled attempts, he came to his mom and said it was broken! He handed it to her (expecting her to make it all better, I'm sure, since moms do that!) and she just told him it was broken, that was very sad, but it's ok because it's just in time since he was a big boy now anyways! That paci went in the trash and they never looked back. My son asked for it after that a couple of times, but we just gave him a "glass of water" to go to sleep the nights he cried too hard. (Glass of water: one of those Nuby cups with the silicone nipple things, just a little bit of water in it.)

But really - you don't need a substitute, just take it away. After 3 nights (MAX) your fighting is soooo over, and the paci won't be a problem. Be consistent! Be brave! Good luck!!

Answer 9

I hate to say this but she should have been off the binky a long time ago. you should have weened her off it when she got her first tooth. The constant sucking motion after getting teeth rots them. But anyways my sister had a pretty good idea for weening her daughter off the binky. She would cut a little bit of the tip of the binky off every night until there was not enough for it to feel comfortable in her mouth any more and she quit using it on her own. If this doesn't work then you will have to let her throw a tantrum. Eventually she will get tired and go to sleep.

Answer 10

IF she is fine without it during the whole day except for naps and bedtime then she will get over it being gone during those times too. Throw it out now and don't think twice about it because this will only continue and get worse as she gets older. Let her cry it out...yes it will be rough and yes it will be hard to hear her cry so much for it that you will want to make a special trip to the store just to get her another one but DON'T DO IT! Stand your ground and stay strong. She will eventually forget all about it and move on to the next thing.

Good Luck

Answer 11

I think slow and steady is the key. That sucky is how she soothes herself. If she were to suck her thumb...you couldnt take that away from her....so why not let her have it at night. Its good that you took it away during the day.....because during the day she's probably more active and not worrying about it too much...but at night, thats how she is comforted.

If you wanted to, you could try to let her cry it out a couple times during the night....usually they wont cry for that long. But if its something you want done....you might want to try all options BEFORE the baby gets here. Good luck to you!!