{"id":607559,"date":"2023-01-04T15:02:00","date_gmt":"2023-01-04T12:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/allforwomen.com.de\/?p=607559"},"modified":"2022-08-08T16:40:07","modified_gmt":"2022-08-08T13:40:07","slug":"how-to-properly-wean-a-child-from-a-pacifier-recommendations-from-experts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/allforwomen.com.de\/en\/how-to-properly-wean-a-child-from-a-pacifier-recommendations-from-experts\/","title":{"rendered":"How to properly wean a child from a pacifier: recommendations from experts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>However, the moment soon comes when the child needs to be weaned from sucking the pacifier, but this is not always easy. In such cases, mothers need advice on how to wean a child from a pacifier so that he can do without it.<\/p>\n<h2>How to wean a child from sucking a pacifier: recommendations from experts<\/h2>\n<p>There is nothing unusual or dangerous for a baby in sucking on a pacifier. Newborn babies should have a well-developed sucking reflex, so it's difficult for them to do without such an activity. <strong>So that parting with the nipple is not painful and is as easy as possible, young mothers should follow the following recommendations of specialists:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1 If the child does not cry and does not require a pacifier, you should not give it to the baby on your own. Many babies do just fine without these baby accessories.<\/p>\n<p>2 In the daytime, you need to communicate more with the child, play with him and introduce him to the world around him. With this approach, the crumbs will not have time to suck on the pacifier.<\/p>\n<p>3 Another simple and effective method of how to quickly wean a child from a pacifier is to start teaching the baby to drink from a cup from about 5-6 months. The need to suck on a pacifier may disappear on its own.<\/p>\n<p>4 Closer to 7-8 months of age, the nipple should be removed from the child as far as possible so that it is not in his field of vision. It is advisable to give a pacifier to a baby at this age only during falling asleep.<\/p>\n<p>5 At the age of one, most children love to listen to fairy tales. This is a good time to replace bedtime pacifier sucking with reading fairy tales. Affectionate and calm mother's voice well lulls the children.<\/p>\n<p>There are some more useful tips on how to wean a child from sucking a pacifier without harm to his health. If the child is already over a year old, you can try to prepare him for the upcoming separation from the nipple. You can explain to the kid that a good fairy will soon come to him and bring a gift, but in return she needs a pacifier.<\/p>\n<p>According to pediatricians, the most appropriate period for weaning a baby from sucking a pacifier is the age of three to six months. If a child can fall asleep without a pacifier and does not remember it until he sees it, then he is ready to do without it.<\/p>\n<h2>Unacceptable pacifier weaning methods<\/h2>\n<p>If you are interested in how to properly wean a child from a pacifier, it is imperative that you familiarize yourself with common mistakes that parents should not make.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Serious harm to the child can be caused by such unacceptable methods of parents who want to quickly separate the baby from the pacifier:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1 Lubrication of the nipples with various bitter substances &#8211; pepper, mustard, garlic. In addition to the fact that the taste of these spices may not be pleasant for children, they can cause an allergic reaction and lead to swelling of the larynx.<\/p>\n<p>2 Sometimes mothers cut the nipple like a camomile. Such a thoughtless step is dangerous for the health and life of a child: a baby at this age usually already has several sharp teeth in his mouth, so he can bite off a piece of latex and swallow it or choke.<\/p>\n<p>3 During the period of weaning from sucking a pacifier, you can not shout at the baby when he demands it. It is important to be calm, because the child experiences emotional stress during this period without his &#8220;sedative&quot;.<\/p>\n<p>4 If the baby is teething or he is sick, you can not start to wean from your favorite pastime, you should wait a little with this.<\/p>\n<p>After reviewing these recommendations on how to painlessly wean a child from a pacifier, the transition to a new stage in the development of a baby can be as easy and fast as possible.<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Effective methods for weaning babies from pacifier sucking: tips for new parents<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":167768,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_wp_rev_ctl_limit":""},"categories":[543],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-607559","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-family"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/allforwomen.com.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/607559","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/allforwomen.com.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/allforwomen.com.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/allforwomen.com.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/allforwomen.com.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=607559"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/allforwomen.com.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/607559\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/allforwomen.com.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/167768"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/allforwomen.com.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=607559"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/allforwomen.com.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=607559"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/allforwomen.com.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=607559"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}