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Saya, we were told by our Ped that pacifiiers are linked to ear infections too so if you can, it would be a good idea to stop the useage. I mainly mention this as it was a surprise to everyone in my family and the nurses at our Peds office when I asked this.
Anyway, suggestions we got to get DD off them were to snip the tip of it off, a little every few days, and since the sucking isn't the same, they will probably stop.
We actually took about a month to ween DD off and got to where she only saw them in the car and at bed time. I finally decided that we would remove them completely on a weekend so the tantrums would be when we could be sleep deprived and it went much easier than expected.
My SIL's Sister waited till 3 yrs of age for both her kids and basically told them on their 3rd Bday that is when the Pacifier Fairy comes and takes the paci. Her son really was prepared by us all making a big deal about the fairy coming and he did great.
Hope these will help you or someone else.
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