I haven’t had this problem come up with Birch yet….but I am absolutely sure that this will be an issue we will have to deal with one day soon. When we put Birch down at night he opens his mouth waiting for his paci to be inserted into his mouth. I do not think he can go to sleep without it (or his "ratton" (rat in Spanish) for that matter)- for any of you worried that we put Birch to bed with a rat- we can discuss that later. But, for now…here are some ideas people posted about weaning babies OR kids off of pacifiers.  This was published in the magazine "American Baby".

From Kristin Bramblett in West Chester, OH

"My pediatrician suggested I gradually cut off the tip of my daughter’s pacifier.  I snipped a little bit from the end every few days, and after a week or two, all of the suction was gone.  My doctor was right!  My daughter hasn’t asked for her binky since."

From Noelle Sommer in Fort Myers, FL

"I told my daughter that Elmo had a new baby and, sadly, they didn’t sell binkies on Sesame Street.  So we gathered up all her binkies, put them in a box, and took them to the post office.  I handed over the package along with a note that said, "Just throw this away when we leave."  Savannah never asked for her binky again- and, even better, it was a lesson in helping others!"

From Jodi Stanley in Ira, VT

"My daughter, Lauren, and I gathered up all her binkies, except for one, and attached them to a boquet of balloons.  Then Lauren released the balloons and watched her binkies disappear into the night.  The next day we took the one remaining pacifier to a Build-A-Bear Workshop, where Lauren created her very own Binky Bear- with the pacifier stuffed inside!"

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