New Year's Eve we took her pacifier away. It was excruciating. For both of us. I felt mean and horrible. She was miserable. No nap New Year's Eve. That evening she was so tired, she went to sleep without too much screaming (only about 15 minutes).
Each evening and naptime she asked about it, where did it go? "to a little baby in Texas who needed it."
When can I have it back? "Sorry honey, when that little baby is done, it will go on to another little baby who needs it. It's not coming back." Seriously, could I be more mean?!?!?!
Last night she did GREAT. She didn't ask about it or even need to talk about it before going to sleep. She cried but not much like a total of 4 minutes.
Today-TERRIBLE. An hour into her regular naptime, she is still screaming.
Why oh why did I think this was a good idea?? Braces are looking better and cheaper all the time.
I’ll be calling you when we take AK’s away! Not looking forward to it! In the meantime, I’ll be researching orthodontists 🙂
Hope tomorrow is much better!
oh you are better than me. i already started a braces bank account. lexi totally has buck teeth from holding her “soft nite nite” and sucking her thumb. oh well.
so sorry…hope it’s getting better. Never had to fight that battle b/c both my children were ‘pacifier challenged’ as I like to call it. Made for a tough beginning, so you do always have to fight through it at some point:)