Disclosure: This post brought to you by The Lily Method.
All of my kids have been pacifier lovers. I have used one since the day they were born and it has never made any difference in our breastfeeding relationship. By the time my first three kids stopped nursing, they were also weaned off their pacifier. Caleb, not so much. He used his binky right up till 28 months when I finally just threw them all away and dealt with fits at bedtime for weeks. It was horrible. I wished there was an easier way. I wished there was a system designed to wean your child off of their pacifier- and now there is, The Lily Method.Weaning your little one off their pacifier has never been easier! The Lily Method features five orthodontic shaped pacifiers that look identical, but each nipple is slightly smaller and less satisfyingly shaped than its predecessor. The system has been proven to work in as few as five days. However you can move from one pacifier to the next at your chosen pace. By the time you reach pacifier number five, your child will have lost interest in the pacifier completely.
Not gonna lie. First thing I thought was, why don’t I just cut the tip off my own pacifiers, create my own DIY version of the Lily Method Pacifier Weaning System and save $19.99?
Well the CPSC (United States Consumer Product Safety Commission) has implemented very strict requirements to ensure our children are not at risk when using a pacifier, and once the nipple on a pacifier is cut, the pacifier is no longer guaranteed to meet the safety requirements that it did originally. The “pull” and “tear” tests are of particular concern, as these tests measure the durability of the nipple and ensure the child will not choke due to any part of the pacifier coming apart. Typically the nipple is not constructed thick enough to pass these tests after it is cut because the nipple was never designed to be cut. The nipples on the Lily Method Pacifier Weaning System are designed with thicker walls, to exceed the CPSC testing requirements.
Smoothness is another reason to leave the guess work to the folks at The Lily Method. When you cut a pacifier on your own, they often end up with jagged edges, which sometimes are uncomfortable for children, and the smaller pieces can break off creating choking hazards.If you have a little one that needs help weaning from their pacifier, I think that The Lily Method is totally worth a try. You can find it at your local Babies ‘R Us or by it from my Amazon affiliate by clicking here.
how cool,,i wish i had this with my daughter,,she was awful to break ,my son never took one,he would just spit it out