when to take the pacifier away??

[cono0507]

DS was 18 mo and DD was 22 mo. It turned out to be really easy to get rid of them - I was shocked! Now at 26 mo DD seems to be sucking her thumb when she is tired or needs to soothe herself when she never did that before. I'm not stressing about it though because based on genetics (DH's and my teeth!) she'll be in braces as a teen anyhow!

[MoJo]

The CNP just told us this past weekend said we should start working on it (at 16 months), not realizing that DD gave it up on her own around 3 months.

She sucks her thumb to go to sleep, and occasionally to calm down from a tantrum.

I'm with the PP: it seems she has my teeth, and I needed, got, and need braces again. And I never sucked my thumb.