A memory from our beloved paci days...
We decided to go cold-turkey with the paci. We have put it off so that he could have it in the airplane and to help him sleep while we were on our trip. As you can see from the picture above, Caleb often sucked on his paci upside down, so I don't know that poking a hole in the nipple would have done much good.
We decided to go cold-turkey with the paci. We have put it off so that he could have it in the airplane and to help him sleep while we were on our trip. As you can see from the picture above, Caleb often sucked on his paci upside down, so I don't know that poking a hole in the nipple would have done much good.
It has gone much better than I expected! Thursday's morning nap was quite traumatic...Caleb cried for an hour while I went in every few minutes to console him (to no avail). Thursday afternoon was much better...he cried for 5 minutes and then fell asleep out of sheer exhaustion! Bedtime was a little rough last night, but he finally settled down and talked to himself for a while before falling asleep. He slept all night (which I totally wasn't planning on, Kevin and I had already talked about taking turns getting up with him last night) and even slept later this morning than he has in the last week...8:45! He fell asleep in the car after eating lunch with my mom and is sleeping soundly in his crib. So far, we are doing just fine with this transition. You might be wondering...how hard can taking a kid's paci away be? Well, when your child is completely dependant on it to fall asleep and has to be "retrained" to sleep without it, it gets a little sticky. And to think, I read Babywise cover to cover before Caleb was born and boldly declared (to myself) my child will not be dependant on a sleep prop! :)
I couldn't fall asleep last night because I started feeling guilty about whether I was doing the right thing. Does it really matter if he has his paci until he's ready to do away with it? He's just a baby (at least I consider him to still be) and he is comforted by it. Plus, it is so cute how he loves his paci so much. It seems like that's how all of my "motherly" decisions go. I always question myself as to whether I am doing the right thing. I am so glad that I have a creator who can help to bear my burdens (however small they might be). My intention in doing it now is to make it as least traumatic as possible. For now, we will keep on and hope that it is for the best...
I couldn't fall asleep last night because I started feeling guilty about whether I was doing the right thing. Does it really matter if he has his paci until he's ready to do away with it? He's just a baby (at least I consider him to still be) and he is comforted by it. Plus, it is so cute how he loves his paci so much. It seems like that's how all of my "motherly" decisions go. I always question myself as to whether I am doing the right thing. I am so glad that I have a creator who can help to bear my burdens (however small they might be). My intention in doing it now is to make it as least traumatic as possible. For now, we will keep on and hope that it is for the best...
2 comments:
I did the same thing, I promised myself that I would faithfully do "Babywise" with Maida before she was born and the minute I brought her home from the hosital and found out that she liked me to FEED her to sleep (a BIG "Babywise" no-no), I felt bad denying it and so I did it anyway... it was hard to take away her sleeping prop (me!) later on, but they seem to "retrain" themselves quickly. I'll be praying for you guys, though, because I know how hard it is as a parent to hear your baby crying when you know exactly what would make it better (the sleeping prop) but have decided to get rid of it.
Sounds like he's doing pretty well! I think it would be better to do it sooner rather than later. Although, does he still have a ways to go with teething and does he want his pacifier more when he is teething? But you've come this far, I wouldn't turn back now! (By the way, I was just like you as far as planning on having to get up during the night once the pacifier was gone, and my kiddo surprised me by sleeping all night!) You're such a great mommy--keep it up!
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