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.
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we gradually snipped the end of the paci tip. At first she wasnt bothered...kept on sucking away...then it got harder and harder for her to keep in her mouth. She finally told me "mama boken" which meant mama broken...she toddled down the hall way and chuncked it into the trash! She never looked for it or asked for it again! Good Luck friend of mine!
My niece left hers for the Easter bunny (on the front porch) and got treats in place of it. Jen told her that the baby bunnies needed it. She did ask for it for about a week, but they just told her that she left it for the baby bunnies.
I have also heard of people leaving it in the crib and if the child asks for it then they have to get in their crib. Of course she won't want to sit there all day!
I have no personal experience, but these are just two things that I have heard of.
Good Luck!!!
We just took them away last friday, "cold turkey", and it worked!...That Saturday afternoon she sorta asked for it, but I just told her, "They went Bye Bye, all gone gone, YUCK!", and that was it. Its been almost a week and no problems whatsoever! Good Luck .
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