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Went through the same thing with my son, going with the dentist advice for the teeth thing
but what he recommended as a parent as well is to slowly start trimming back the actual plastic yup snipping it off with scissors gradually until there isn't really enough for them to suck or chew on and they get tired of it on their own. Worked for my son he was a sucker and when it got to the point where it wasn't really working for him he decided to get rid of it himself. But, if you only have 1 I would recommend a back up just in case!!! |
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This is all true, and what alot of parents dont realize too, is that the longer a child uses a "binky", or a "sucky" the more likely they are to have dental problems, as they get older.
I have not read up on it in years, as my youngest is now 6 years old, but when he was about 12 months, I was told by his doctor (and other doctors supported this) that he should not have the pacifier anymore, that it shouldnt be used at all, ever, because of the damage it can cause. I do know that it is still believed to cause rotten teeth, along with crooked, and it is also though to be linked with TMJ (Temporal Mandibular Jaw disorder [?]) or lock jaw. It can be a rough time initially going without it, however the results far outweigh the discomfort. Good luck hun, and I hope you get some rest soon  My daughter just decided she didn't want it one day...I think she was 4 months old...and I never tried to give it back to her after that. It wasn't a big thing with her and for that I'm thankful for. My nephew sucked on his binky for many many years....I think past his 5th birthday. I sympothize with you. Have you thought about giving it back to her? Maybe she's not ready to be without it? I'm not sure that using it just at nap or bed time is a bad thing? The only reason I gave it to her in the first place if because she was a month early and she would wake up every 30 mins for the bottle. Not that she wanted to drink out of it she just wanted to suck on the nipple. She always wanted to be sucking on something, it went on like that untill she was 3 weeks. Being a single mom with no help and no Sleep i caved and bought her one. The only reason I took it away was i brought her to her first denist appt. and he said her teeth are crooked b/c of the sucky. I want to give it back but I dont want to have to put her thru the taking it away again stage. Kids should be born with a manual LoL |
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umm, I've got a question related to this... I have a five month old daughter, and she has one, which we call either a sucky, or a nunni ( dont ask) yet she still sucks on her thumb/fist as well. She is about to get her first tooth soon, I can feel it coming up, but she can't hold on to any of the teething rings properly.. so do i keep the sucky, cuz of the teething? or do i "lose it" and let her suck her thumb, which is supposed to be just as bad for her teeth/mouth development as a sucky??
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umm, I've got a question related to this... I have a five month old daughter, and she has one, which we call either a sucky, or a nunni ( dont ask) yet she still sucks on her thumb/fist as well. She is about to get her first tooth soon, I can feel it coming up, but she can't hold on to any of the teething rings properly.. so do i keep the sucky, cuz of the teething? or do i "lose it" and let her suck her thumb, which is supposed to be just as bad for her teeth/mouth development as a sucky?? personal opinion here, get rid of the pacifier (technical name for the object in question, lol), and let her suck on her thumb or finger. As her teeth come in, she will start sucking less and less as it will become more uncomfortable for her to do so. |
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