Monday, March 15, 2010

De-Pacifing = STRESS!!!

Ok, so I havent blogged in a while, and I dont have any cute pictures with this post, but I need to vent! C.J. and I have been talking since Jillian started taking a pacifier (around 6 months) that we would try to have her "off" of it by 2. Well, she is 2 and still takes it....pretty regularly. I had sort of broken her from it during the day back in January but then she got a bladder infection and all of that work went right down the drain. Well, she is on Spring Break this week, meaning I am with her at home all day, each day, instead of her going to school twice this week, so I decided that it would be a good chance to try again. AGHHHHHH! We made it through the morning but it was ROUGH. She would be playing fine and then just start screaming and begging for it. We went through fits likes this with her kicking me (or trying to) and throwing herself on the floor. I even had to shut her door a few times just to "get the point" across. I dont mind if she takes it at nap or bedtime (or even long car rides) but she just really needs to break the habit during the day. Any other suggestions? I have had some people tell me that they just threw their children's out or told them that they would have to "trade" it for something. Help. Hopefully, this can be somewhat quick and painless. Hmmmm.