Toddlers have a very precious treasure that is their pacifier!

Pediatricians advise parents to remove the pacifier when babies are not too old to avoid the development of the baby's emotional attachment to the pacifier.

When to remove the pacifier?

There is no law for the timing of taking the pacifier off the baby, there are some parents who prefer not to take the pacifier off because they believe it is helpful in relieving the stress of the newborn, but experts recommend taking the pacifier off when the babies are still. small, as when the baby is older he will have developed an emotional attachment to the pacifier and it will be traumatic to take it off. We must remember that whatever strategy you use, removing the pacifier from your little one takes time and a lot of patience!

Tips for removing the pacifier?

For mothers there are some useful tips to follow to remove the pacifier from their little one, but first of all they must arm themselves with patience because it will not be easy!

The pacifier can be removed gradually, addressing the situation a little at a time, for example by limiting the use of the pacifier only in stressful situations for him or before going to sleep.

You must choose the right time to remove the pacifier, if the child is already stressed for other reasons, such as a change in the family, the birth of a child, the use of the potty or the start of nursery school, so before removing the pacifier first make sure that the baby is calm.

To remove the pacifier from the baby if he is a little older, try to talk to him a little in advance, and encourage him so that he can commit to this difficult task!

Remove the pacifier respecting the emotional needs

To remove the pacifier we should avoid drastic and sudden removal, we must avoid that the little one experiences the moment of removing the pacifier from his habits as a trauma, as he could feel even more nervous and sad. When you decide to remove the pacifier from your little one you will have to be very patient and very convinced, he will need to feel pampered and reassured by you in moments of strong sadness or stress.