How my son gave up his pacifier in 3 nights
✅ A gentle way for kids to give up the pacifier on their own
Let me tell you how my son gave up his pacifier. And how you can do the same at home.
With my daughter, the pacifier went away almost by itself
So I figured my second child would be just as easy 😅
My oldest simply left her pacifier behind at age two. I didn’t do anything special.
When friends asked me how, I just shrugged. I had no real plan to share.
Then came Jonah, and he loved his pacifier more than anything
And I had no idea what to do 😫
Jonah needed his pacifier to fall asleep and to calm down. At almost three, I still searched for it in the dark. Our dentist had already brought it up twice.
So we invited the Paci Fairy over. That night, Jonah cried for two whole hours. On the third night, I gave up. The pacifier was back in his bed.
The next morning, I sat crying at the kitchen table.
Why this is definitely not your fault
Because nobody prepares you for this step
Prenatal class teaches you diapers and bath time. Nobody teaches you how the pacifier goes away 🤷♀️
You search online and find a hundred opinions. Some swear by the Paci Fairy. Others say to cut the pacifier. A clear plan is hard to find.
So I started looking for answers myself
At night, once Jonah was finally asleep 😃
I read what pediatricians and pediatric dentists recommend. I added studies and more than 25 stories from other parents.
I wrote everything important down on notes. Over time, they filled a thick binder.
Then I noticed something that really frustrated me. Almost all advice starts at the wrong point. What almost nobody mentions is the right order.
That was exactly the mistake I made with Jonah.
After three nights, the pacifier was history at our house
And this time without two hours of crying 🥹
After a few weeks of reading, I had a plan. I didn’t know yet if it would work. I tried it with Jonah anyway.
One evening, Jonah handed over his pacifier on his own.
The first night was hard, I won’t sugarcoat it. On the third night, he fell asleep calmly. For the first time in almost three years, without a pacifier.
Maybe we just got lucky?
I honestly asked myself that afterward 🤔
So I typed up my notes neatly. My sister got them first. Then I shared them with moms from our playgroup.
To be honest, I didn’t think much of it.
“Maybe it will help someone 🤷♀️”
But then something happened that I never expected …
Almost every mom got back to me!
And I truly didn’t see that coming 🥹
This is what messages like these look like (examples)
Soon even friends of those moms asked for my pages. Suddenly my inbox was full of strangers’ names.
Today I know it wasn’t luck. Pediatricians recommend exactly this order. And I know why the Paci Fairy failed for us.
I believe every mom should know this
That’s why my pages are now available to every family
I reworked everything carefully once more. Now you can follow the path at home without me.
Plus the story Jonah wanted to hear every single night.


