so cole has been obsessed with his pacifier since he was born. i have no problem with him loving the pacifier, seeing as it has allowed me to get some wonderful sleep over the past 14 months. you might say that it has been my close and personal friend as much as it has been his. he carries a pacifier (or two or three) around the house with him, switching them out and playing with them. he has recently taken to stuffing them in between the couch cushions and then discovering them over and over, at which time he squeals in delight like he has just seen a long-lost friend.
but it is about that time that we take a small step back. a step away from the paci. not entirely, but cole no longer needs one all the time and so we are starting to limit the pacifiers just to nap and bedtime (note the plural there, as we throw a handful into his crib when he is sleeping. more pacifiers = less crying = more sleep for parents). i am not being really strict on this yet, but overall, the paci is not used as much as it once was. but, bless his little heart, his love has not diminished for those plastic suckers one bit.
my precious.
Oh you are doing just fine! Can't remember when we started to 'limit' it to only sleep times but as you can see from this post he was 2 1/2 before we went cold turkey.
ReplyDelete:( Oh well..like ya'll...we love our sleep and to my surprise he did great going cold turkey with a little bribery of course :)
Good Luck!
Go Cole and Go Paci's! :)
ejw
http://forrestandfamily.blogspot.com/2010/05/foot-loose-sassy-free.html
ReplyDeleteSorry this post :)
ejw