Is it better to wean the soother all together, or okay to keep it for sleep?

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My husband and I want to wean our son from his soother, because he's pretty obsessed. That and he will be 18m on March 4th and moving to the Toddler room at daycare, and they don't want him to have it there.
We are going to do it this weekend since it's a long weekend here and I can have my husband to share the hardships with for an extra day hahah
Is it possible to wean the soother for daytime use and only allow it in the crib for sleeping? Or should we just ditch it completely? Any tips?

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With my twins I wean completely, cold Turkey but they were also a bit older. With my little one he is down to bed time only and hopefully in the next few months we’ll get rid of it all together.

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My daughter has hers only for naps or bedtime (and occasionally in the car because I can't concentrate with her whinging 😂)
She, like a few of my friends children, is totally unbothered by it if she can't see it - if she sees it, she generally wants it.
Just take it away while he's distracted and pop it out of sight, if he whinges for it, try giving water and distracting with play or a toy - it's still there if it gets desperate, but out of sight, out of mind 😊

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We just recently limited it to only nap and bedtime, and his new room at daycare is the same as yours. It’s been way easier to transition than I thought! We have to hide them when he’s awake or he’ll grab them from his crib, so just make sure they don’t see you hiding them.. that was the only meltdown we had when he saw me put them in a drawer 🤦‍♀️

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We weaned at one and we quit cold turkey. And my son loved his. During the day it was fine, he didn’t really look for it. Bedtime was a struggle for about 3 days and then he was fine without it. Hope it goes smoothly for you!

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My son’s pacifiers stay in his bed and have since he turned one.  It works great for us.  He does have one in the car seat too, but that’s it.  He doesn’t even think about it until sleep time.

Is it better to wean the soother all together, or okay to keep it for sleep?

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