tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3181342920746844975.post8646601151357256723..comments2024-01-17T15:51:30.238-06:00Comments on Adventures of a Not-So-Desperate Housewife: Doctor, DMV, and a question for MommiesMicahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13875210553626883607noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3181342920746844975.post-56471498166244016912011-02-27T17:45:36.847-06:002011-02-27T17:45:36.847-06:00Hey,with my girls I cut the end off of all the pac...Hey,with my girls I cut the end off of all the paci's and left them laying around the house. As they found them, they would tell me it was broke and I would direct them to through it away. We just talked about how they were broke and there wasn't anymore. They accepted it and that was that. I think it is easier the sooner you do it also. I took them away from them at 15 months. Hope this helps!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3181342920746844975.post-31517597278778498442011-02-25T20:35:22.273-06:002011-02-25T20:35:22.273-06:00James has only gotten his paci at naps, worship, a...James has only gotten his paci at naps, worship, and bedtime. We started this week by only letting him have it at bedtime. The key for me is just not giving in. The first time, I just wanted to give it to him so he would stop crying. He wasn't crying really hard, but was definitely upset. It seemed like an eternity, but in reality, it was only about 10 minutes. After a few naps, it has gotten easier and easier. Once he is doing pretty well without it at naps, then we'll start taking it away at night.Edy C.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3181342920746844975.post-12336590589407887382011-02-25T16:16:20.623-06:002011-02-25T16:16:20.623-06:00We are in the process of weening Benjamin from his...We are in the process of weening Benjamin from his as well. We are taking a 3-step approach which has proven to work thus far, and we are hoping to be paci-free by the end of next week or the one following, depending on how Benjamin does.<br /><br />Here's the 3-step process:<br /><br />Step 1: No paci during waking hours whatsoever. Not in church, not in the car. If Benjamin asks for one (usually in the car) we will say "No, paci's are for babies and you are a big boy now." and usually he'll quiet down about it and find something else to focus on. Pacis are given during naptime and bedtime.<br /><br />Step 2: No paci during waking hours and no paci at bedtime. It is easier for Benjamin to fall asleep at night by himself without having a paci. (This is the step we are currently on) He will ask for his paci at bedtime when he gets his Eeyore, but we tell him that he is a big boy in his big boy bed and he doesn't need his paci in his big boy bed. (You can explain it to Reagan however it works for you) This means Benjamin only gets his paci at naptime during the day.<br /><br />Step 3: We have not gotten here yet, but the plan is to cut out the paci all together. None during the day, none at bedtime, and none at naptime. I think this one will be the hardest part. But hopefully in a couple of weeks at most we will have lost the paci all together!<br /><br />Good luck to you! My advice is to STAY STRONG! Don't give in. I saw a little girl who was four or five at the Doctor's Office SCREAMING for her paci ("I WONT MAH PACI!") and after fifteen minutes her mom finally gave it to her... tsk tsk... a four-five year old shouldn't have it!!! ;) It was after this that I said "We need to break Ben of his paci like now". LOL!Kristenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01377041367975882464noreply@blogger.com