My firstborn gave up his pacifier all on his own at 9 months.
Rebekah is a horse of a different color. I think she'd be one of "those kids" walking around with that thing in her mouth at 3 or 4 years old. I don't know why, but that always bothers me.
So last night my hubby and I decided that it was a good time to have her one and only pacifier break, aka cut off the tip, and start the weaning process.
And last night SUCKED!
She finally went to sleep after over an hour of crying. I would go in to calm her down after 10 minutes, then 15, then 20. By the 25 minute mark, which was actually a little over an hour into the process, she fell asleep; no doubt completely exhausted. I noticed she started to get this cough but I assumed it was from all that crying that was causing her throat to itch.
That didn't seem too bad. But it was the middle of the night wake ups that I hated. I'm not sure how many times my hubby got up (we took turns) but I got up 2 or 3. Typing that now it doesn't seem a lot but last night it was a ton for me. Not only was she crying but her cough turned into a hack and she had a slight fever to boot.
Everyone woke up exhausted this morning, even Jeremiah who slept on my floor next to my bed because Beka's crying kept "bothering" him. And today Beka's cough, slight fever (99 degrees) and clear snot didn't clear up. So we doped her up on Tylenol and kept tissues handy. If I hadn't cut her pacifier I would've given it back to her to start this weaning process when she felt better. But I refuse to go out to buy one pacifier for her to have for a few days. So we are committed.
During afternoon snack time she gagged on her pear and ended up throwing up all over me. What a great day it was!
So tonight she was very tired. I put her down at 6:30 (normal bedtime is 7pm) and she cried for 5 minutes then stopped. She started back up a minute or two later, so I started the 10 minute timer over. But she didn't last that long. She's asleep now. I hope it lasts.
All in all, I'm glad we are weaning her of the pacifier. I'd rather go through his now, than when the new baby is here.
2 comments:
SSSOOOOOOOOOO not looking forward to this...it is also Sophie's time comin' up the road! Gave me a laugh! Miss ya!
Rossie
Oh man, I haven't had this particular dilemma yet, but I reckon the complete pushover that I am (and considering I sucked my fingers til I was eight (oh who am I kidding, I was eleven before I totally kicked the habit) and hated all people who told me to stop), I would just let my kids walk around with a paci forever...wait, I might not let them walk around like that...maybe I'd have to hide them away to avoid staring and judgment at about age 10. LOL! Good work consistent girl! Proud of ya!
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