My pediatrician said to take away no later than 1 (sm)

Posted By: CAMT on 2007-04-04
In Reply to: Pacifiers - Babe

(earlier if you can) but that seems to be the age when it is easiest to break them of the habit, and that they really don't need it after that. My son had his until he was 2, and I was lucky in that he was easily broke the binky habit. All I did was *hide* it and he only asked for it a few times, and I told him it was lost and he was just fine with it. Which was amazing to me because he loved having it all the time.

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- My pediatrician said to take away no later than 1 (sm) - CAMT
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