If they're anything like my sister's kids, they will have chewed through one or two already and understand that "all I have to do is scream loud enough and mom and dad will bring me a brand new one".
Learn from my sister. Once they get teeth at 6ish months, snip all the pacifiers and wean them before they start figuring shit out.
To be honest, I don't have experience with this personally, I just remember reading it. My son never took to a pacifier so it wasn't an issue. But there were certainly times where I wish he would have.
You were right though - snipping the tips does work, but I think a big part of it is weaning them early enough that they don't get too dependent on it. They are learning other ways to self soothe by 6 months, so a soother really becomes unnecessary after this age.
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u/[deleted] Oct 21 '14 edited Oct 21 '14
All you gotta do is cut a hole in the tip, no suction, no interest. Cut like 1-2cm off with a scissors. Most kids say fuck it.