JDaniel has a major problem with his pacie collection. There are four pacies in the collection that lives in his crib. These particular pacies have been in the crib for over a year. They have aided in JDaniel’s restful naps and uneventful nighttime sleep. They have traveled up and down the East Coast and have even visited Mississippi. They no longer work I was informed via the baby monitor in his room at 12:00 a.m. Sunday morning. Really what he said was, “These are not working anymore!” He repeated these words or words similar to them every hour on the hour until just before it was time to get up and go to church.
JDaniel and I sat down and talked about what to do about the pacie problem on Sunday night. I mentioned that we had talked about giving them to the donation box at church for Christmas. “Maybe we need to give them to church early,” I said. That idea was vetoed. “How about buying new ones?” JDaniel suggested. “Well, what if we see if we can sleep without them?” I suggested. “We can see,” JDaniel answered.
He went to bed Sunday night with the pacies in his bed. “Please take them out,” he told me. I took them out. “Please put them back in,” he asked as I was closing his bedroom door. He curled them into the fist of his right hand. JDaniel slept all night without a peep. There may still be rough nights ahead of us. We seem to be moving on without them. I have my fingers crossed. It was time for a change.
Awww, growing up can be tough sometimes. I love that you’re so patient with him while he transitions to being pacie-free.
Yes i agree too. Its so great that you are so patient and he is so smart in “discussing” like an adult and suggesting ideas. 🙂
I think our kids are almost the same age, my daughter is 2 and 4 months. We took away her pacies right after her 2 year old birthday. It took about a week or 2 of sadness and she drew a very aggressive crayon picture with black but she eventually settled in without it. Just this past weekend I was reminded why I used to love the paci, it would calm her in the car when she was tired but it’s okay. They do fine without it. I love how you were able to have a conversation with you son about it. You sound like a really sweet mom! Thanks for leaving a comment on my blog, I’ve enjoyed reading yours this morning.
CONGRATS!! I hope you can stay pacieless! My youngest is almost two, and had become quite dependent on her pacie while my husband and I were gone on a short trip. (Grandma gave it to her all the time, rather than at bed times). I took it away two weeks ago. We had several hour long fits, and she kept pointing and searching to wear the pacies used to be stashed. I think we are in the clear, it is nice to not have it around anymore. I hope all goes well at your house, sounds like you are on your way!
Gosh, I remember these struggles. You sound wonderfully patient and kind with this whole process. It sounds like things are moving along as they should!
My almost 2.5 year old has chewed holes in his, too. I think it actually helped him to give them up. A friend of mine said that what worked for her son was to cut holes in his, so I guess it’s the same idea!
oo big boy! We got rid of ours at two.. we went cold turkey.. the first 30 minutes were tough.. then he got over it and was fine! I hope it continues to go smoothly!
None of my three children ever liked pacifiers. My youngest went through a short phase earlier this year (at two years old) where she would find an old one that I had bought and chew on it a bit, like it was gum or something. She did that for a couple of months maybe, then stopped. That’s the closest any of them has ever come to using binkies. Or pacies. Or whichever name you call it.
Happy birthday! Have an awesome day and a blessed year!
Oooh, it is so hard giving up those darn binkies, aren’t they? Hey, I myself, confess that I sucked my thumb….until I was 8!!!!
I was lucky that most of my kids didn’t like them much and the ones that did (Nicholas was one of them), my mother broke them from them. She was keeping them overnight and hid the binkies out of sight. They forgot all about them and we threw them away when we left her house. They never missed them.
Keeping my fingers crossed for ya!!
Ahhh.. the paci battle. My first born was addicted! And he had to have specific ones. Good luck with the withdrawl nights.
Oh, good luck! He’s definitely attached to them; is there anything else he really loves that you could swap out the pacis for?
Awww- poor love. Hope he gets over them with very few tears:)
Sounds like you will avoid the pacie battle. We had to put holes in all our pacie’s when C turned 2.
Jealous! I’m spending a fortune on binks. The dude keeps chewing through them!
Could you maybe put them in a box in the closet of his room? He’d know they were there but yet not right there.
That’s awesome that he seems ready to move on without them. I think Lily was right at 2.5 and I finally said enough. After a major fit, I realized I had to change tactics. I told her that her teeth would get crooked and fall out (ok, LITTLE bit of a lie but…come on…) and she wouldn’t eat candy. She promptly threw them all out and never mentioned them again.
My sister (3 years younger) was pacifier addict. Then on her fifth birthday I remember her going to the trash and throwing it away — never to ask for it again. My dad was so impressed he gave up smoking. He might be ready.
He is getting to be such a big boy!!!
🙂