Comments on: Will Not Be Pacified http://www.themommytimes.com/2009/live/will-not-be-pacified/ real moms. real fun. Wed, 22 Sep 2010 13:25:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Amber http://www.themommytimes.com/2009/live/will-not-be-pacified/#comment-121 Amber Wed, 09 Sep 2009 04:07:55 +0000 http://www.themommytimes.com/?p=1103#comment-121 AHHH! We are on night #4 with no pacifier and my poor baby girl just can't relax without it. I mean, she is really mad. She has not asked for it the last 2 nights, BUT can not settle down and I feel like I have a newborn again. I don't want to not comfort her, because we feel terrtible for taking her paci away BUT she is so mad, she doesn't want me to pat her or rub her back or anything! Maybe I will be buying a glow worm tomorrow, even though she already has a pillow, blankie and baby that she takes to bed! I did not give her anything "new" though, which I think is where we failed! Help with ANY suggestions at this point so my little angel can relax again and dher parents of course! :) AHHH! We are on night #4 with no pacifier and my poor baby girl just can’t relax without it. I mean, she is really mad. She has not asked for it the last 2 nights, BUT can not settle down and I feel like I have a newborn again. I don’t want to not comfort her, because we feel terrtible for taking her paci away BUT she is so mad, she doesn’t want me to pat her or rub her back or anything! Maybe I will be buying a glow worm tomorrow, even though she already has a pillow, blankie and baby that she takes to bed! I did not give her anything “new” though, which I think is where we failed! Help with ANY suggestions at this point so my little angel can relax again and dher parents of course! :)

]]> By: bettijo http://www.themommytimes.com/2009/live/will-not-be-pacified/#comment-44 bettijo Tue, 09 Jun 2009 15:37:45 +0000 http://www.themommytimes.com/?p=1103#comment-44 I just received another good suggestion from a friend. I wish I'd asked for more advice -- I've heard some really great ideas that I never would have thought of: We tied Isaac's to his bed rail on with a REALLY short string. In order to suck on it he had to lay down and practically kiss the rail which usually ended with either him asleep or realizing that he wasn't that into it. Needless to say, he lost interest after a week or so. I just received another good suggestion from a friend. I wish I’d asked for more advice — I’ve heard some really great ideas that I never would have thought of:

We tied Isaac’s to his bed rail on with a REALLY short string. In order to suck on it he had to lay down and practically kiss the rail which usually ended with either him asleep or realizing that he wasn’t that into it. Needless to say, he lost interest after a week or so.

]]> By: Shelley http://www.themommytimes.com/2009/live/will-not-be-pacified/#comment-43 Shelley Mon, 08 Jun 2009 21:55:58 +0000 http://www.themommytimes.com/?p=1103#comment-43 I had it pretty easy with my first too. I'm hoping for an easy transition with the second, but one can never be quite sure. For our son's first birthday, a friend gave him a glow worm. We just replaced one security (the pacifier) for a new security (the glow worm). Sure he's 3 1/2 years old and carries this disgusting, dirty glow worm (named baby) around, but I rather it be the doll than the paci. It's not like he'll be taking it to kindergarten...right? I had it pretty easy with my first too. I’m hoping for an easy transition with the second, but one can never be quite sure. For our son’s first birthday, a friend gave him a glow worm. We just replaced one security (the pacifier) for a new security (the glow worm). Sure he’s 3 1/2 years old and carries this disgusting, dirty glow worm (named baby) around, but I rather it be the doll than the paci. It’s not like he’ll be taking it to kindergarten…right?

]]> By: Andrea http://www.themommytimes.com/2009/live/will-not-be-pacified/#comment-42 Andrea Mon, 08 Jun 2009 19:24:08 +0000 http://www.themommytimes.com/?p=1103#comment-42 I went through the same thing. When my son was 3 we were getting up with him more then when he was an infant because he was waking up because he lost his binky and there we were, with the lights on crawling around on the floor looking for it. He wasn't allowed to have it during the day, only at naps and at night (and on the airplane). But we got fed up. And we used the "binky fairy". The binky fairy was going to come and take all the binkys to all the babies that needed them. So on the day the fairy was "scheduled" to come, we had him decorate a gift bag and we went around and collected all of the binky's we could find. We had him put all of them in the bag and then choose a place where we should leave it for the fairy. He did this and I was so impressed, but 5 minutes later he pulled them all out of the bag and wanted them back. But we talked him back into putting them in there. Going to bed was tough but he only asked for it once. The next morning the binky fairy took the binkys and left him a present. He never asked for a binky again. I have a daughter who is 18 months and who doesn't seem as attached. So I hope getting rid of her's is as easy. Good luck tonight! I went through the same thing. When my son was 3 we were getting up with him more then when he was an infant because he was waking up because he lost his binky and there we were, with the lights on crawling around on the floor looking for it. He wasn’t allowed to have it during the day, only at naps and at night (and on the airplane). But we got fed up. And we used the “binky fairy”. The binky fairy was going to come and take all the binkys to all the babies that needed them. So on the day the fairy was “scheduled” to come, we had him decorate a gift bag and we went around and collected all of the binky’s we could find. We had him put all of them in the bag and then choose a place where we should leave it for the fairy. He did this and I was so impressed, but 5 minutes later he pulled them all out of the bag and wanted them back. But we talked him back into putting them in there. Going to bed was tough but he only asked for it once. The next morning the binky fairy took the binkys and left him a present. He never asked for a binky again. I have a daughter who is 18 months and who doesn’t seem as attached. So I hope getting rid of her’s is as easy.
Good luck tonight!

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