tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1954614188345510339.post6503583318795197009..comments2023-05-20T04:46:35.532-07:00Comments on Laughing Through the Chaos: Oh, how she breaks us down...Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1954614188345510339.post-82378760358829829242010-03-03T13:14:33.069-07:002010-03-03T13:14:33.069-07:00Oh, crap. This is just around the corner for me. C...Oh, crap. This is just around the corner for me. Coop only had it at bedtime until our 5 day road trip and that was the end of that. We are trying to just get him to sleep at this point, and then we have to take the passie. I have thought of just waiting until he is old enought to understand the fairy thing. Or maybe someone more boyish can take his. :)<br /><br />Good luck!Mollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15589302578618525427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1954614188345510339.post-24231911372089803632010-02-27T13:51:56.074-07:002010-02-27T13:51:56.074-07:00Oh ya, and we totally did the Pacifier Fairy thing...Oh ya, and we totally did the Pacifier Fairy thing. =)Summerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12638251600727697167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1954614188345510339.post-35492854661704391832010-02-27T13:51:26.003-07:002010-02-27T13:51:26.003-07:00Oh my, I remember those days and they were AWFUL!
...Oh my, I remember those days and they were AWFUL!<br /><br />My advice, just do it. Or don't. But don't go inbetween. =)<br /><br />And definitely don't give it to the next one. lolSummerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12638251600727697167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1954614188345510339.post-37191337408371146802010-02-25T15:23:18.822-07:002010-02-25T15:23:18.822-07:00Poking a hole in it worked for us, but it was a sm...Poking a hole in it worked for us, but it was a small discreet hole. My son would have been to hip to what we were doing had we made it obvious. I sliced a little hole near the bottom so it was well hidden. He dropped it within a few days on his own. He said it was yucky. It worked for us when nothing else did.BreAnnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17151514087175733448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1954614188345510339.post-19535493924880152432010-02-24T13:39:13.178-07:002010-02-24T13:39:13.178-07:00My tip won't help you. You should have taken i...My tip won't help you. You should have taken it away before she could talk. Ha!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1954614188345510339.post-50708363457242374562010-02-24T07:59:46.421-07:002010-02-24T07:59:46.421-07:00We started the weaning process when my son was 18 ...We started the weaning process when my son was 18 months old. We got rid of all pacifiers except 2. One we kept just for nap and bedtime the other we cut the end off. During the day, whenever he asked for it, we would give him the cut one. He would put it in his mouth and take it back out as if saying "Whoa what's up with my sucky??" lol but the only option for him was the cut one. Eventually he just didn't want it. Then the next week we told him he was a big boy, so there were no more sucky's at bedtime. He cried for a bit the first night then it was smooth sailing from there. The biggest thing is to be consistent, and once you have weaned get rid of ALL pacifiers so you can never go back :)Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04361436428201286010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1954614188345510339.post-37128401415945831962010-02-24T05:09:45.881-07:002010-02-24T05:09:45.881-07:00oh dude. that's a tough one. i was pretty hard...oh dude. that's a tough one. i was pretty hard core with that stuff and did the whole crying it out thing. it was horrible for the first two nights. both of mine gave up pretty quickly after that. and moody was a serious addict. like, he would suck on one, and have another in his hand on standby. so it worked for me.<br /><br />the other side of the coin is this: there once was a little boy who sucked a pacifier so long that he was old enough for him mom to drive him to the corner store, have him get out and go get his own (it was a small town and it was many years ago). i think he may have been almost 5 when he finally stopped. that same boy, today, is a successful doctor, wonderful husband and loving dad.Debhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07896271627723253157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1954614188345510339.post-15326086803147054342010-02-23T22:46:57.945-07:002010-02-23T22:46:57.945-07:00Oh, our daughter was SO addicted to that thing...s...Oh, our daughter was SO addicted to that thing...so addicted, in fact, that her jaw started to form AROUND the pacifier until she grew a gap in her teeth. I didn't even notice it until the dentist pointed it out. Oh, my, I felt awful! Anyway, here's what worked for us (and we also had at least one failed attempt that ended in us giving in!). I read her a book about pacifiers (Pacifiers Are Not Forever might have been the title) about giving up the pacified for several days before we took it away for good. We limited it only to sleep time and then when the day came to say goodbye for good, I brought out a box and put it in the box and told her it was time to say goodbye. She waved goodbye and cried and I empathized and affirmed what she was feeling but also let her know she could do it. And then I immediately took her to the store and had her pick out two toys--one just to play with and one to snuggle in bed to comfort her when she didn't have the pacifier. We practiced cuddling the teddy bear/blanket thing that she picked out for when she was feeling sad. And we spent extra time soothing her those first couple of nights without it. Worked really well for us but the whole process definitely took a couple of weeks. Good luck!!!!! <br /><br />And thanks so much for coming by my blog and for your sweet comments. Means so much!Muser Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03619098935024377476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1954614188345510339.post-76404294130124688642010-02-23T20:37:05.709-07:002010-02-23T20:37:05.709-07:00A friend just suggested the cutting a hole in it t...A friend just suggested the cutting a hole in it thing. I love the idea of the pacifier fairy! I'm not sure if, developmentally, she'd get it just yet, but we may be able to do some rendition of it if cutting the ends partially off doesn't work. The God I've got a good stockpile of Thin Mints at the moment!Serahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11614955566762617374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1954614188345510339.post-59651703528510194892010-02-23T19:47:21.285-07:002010-02-23T19:47:21.285-07:00First of all, we all give in. We all do. It is imp...First of all, we all give in. We all do. It is impossible not to.<br /><br />Second, I managed to get my son's pacifier away from him with no problem but he didn't have nearly as much of an addiction. I have heard that people suggest putting little holes in the sucking part or little rips so it isn't as satisfying to suck on? I guess the air goes out and it is broken and it won't give her the feel she is looking for. That might be worth trying.<br /><br />I also read about a mom doing a Pacifier Fairy thing. You leave the pacifier for the "Pacifier Fairy" and the fairy brings a new toy or comfort object (stuffed animal/blanket?) to replace it. Does require her to understand what you're trying to do and get her buy in.<br /><br />Other than that, I've got nothing.<br /><br />Good luck!!!!!!Jennershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08044537551139633301noreply@blogger.com