I started giving pacifier to my daughter when she was two months old because she needed something to suck on otherwise she wouldn't stop drinking her milk from a bottle, which can lead to stomach pain and vomiting. after a year I gave birth to my son, and yes i also gave him pacifier for the same reason as his sister. At first it was a huge relief, aside from the problem being solved, it also helped me to put them to sleep a lot easier. They got really used to it that they couldn't sleep without it. I remember going out in the middle of the night just to buy pacifier when we couldn't find the old one.
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| during their pacifier days. |
but then it turned the other way around they don't like to eat anymore. As long as they have pacifiers in their mouth they won't eat anything.
so, I thought I had to do something before it gets worse and besides they're not babies anymore. I told them that if they continue to use it, their teeth would fall off. hahaha. I know trying to scare them isn't a good idea but there was nothing else I could think of. sadly, I failed! they were not scared at all.
soIi googled it, and read some interesting ideas. so far, after trying some of those, there's one that is most effective. here's what I did:
I made a chart for each of them where i could draw a star that will record the days they didn't use their pacifiers. for each five stars which is equivalent to five days of no pacifier they will get a big surprise. so you know, kids just love surprises.
here are the actual charts:
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| my daughter's chart, she filled in the chart first. |
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| My son's chart, who took a little longer to fill it all. |
As you can see they both achieved to fill in the boxes with stars, yehey! ☺
It has been almost a year now, and since then they never use pacifiers again.
xoxo!
