Originally Posted by Kimskiddos:
Funny I'm the opposite of all the posters so far.
Once kiddo turns around 6mo and/or gets mobile it goes into the pack and play for naps only. Somewhere between 12-18mo it goes away all together. Never really had much "withdrawal" issues doing it that way.
Have had several dcp's over the years embarrassingly pull a pacifier out of a 3-4yo mouth because they forgot to take it away in the car.
I only use at nap time here. I, personally, feel it stunts their vocabulary. I feel there is no need to constantly put a plug in it every time a baby makes a noise. I have had parents bring 2,3 and 4 year olds with pacifiers tethered to their kids. Unsafe and nasty.