Wish us luck

[gini]

I remember the "we are all grown up and don't need a binky" period with my little niece. It didn't sit well for a day or two - but she lived and life became normal sans binkies.

[sparks19]

Yeah they actually started Hannah on the binky when she was in the nicu because she couldn't eat for the first couple of days so she had to satisfy that need to suckle somehow. and then after she came home she still just had this really strong urge to suckle ALL the time. so then her binky dependance was formed lol. After that I found that it really brought her relief to suck when her teeth were coming in.

And she always used it to sleep so I was really prepared for a fight.

But... she did really well. She woke up that one tmie about an hour after she fell asleep but I think that was more because she was really stuffed up and not about the binky because I just snuggled her a little and changed her diaper and she went right back to sleep.

She woke up once about 4:30 am and I went in and changed her bum and gave her a little bit of milk while I was changing her and when I put her back to bed she fell right asleep. although I can't wait to hear how naptime at daycare goes today lol but she really handled it a lot better than I expected

So I guess we are officially binky free since I still haven't found it laying around anywhere haha.

[catnapper]

I sometimes think we grownups make more of an issue than they do. I was prepared for binky withdrawl on Cameron. Like you, weaning happeneed simply because all binkies were lost. As soon as he was weaned, they all started popping up in the strangest places. I found one in the trunk of my car just last week! How is my trunk strange? Because I got the car AFTER he was weaned off binkies!

Then I thought weaning him off the blankie would be horrific! I told him the blankies were all dirty and he could get them out of the washer in the morning. He never asked, and I never gave them back to him. Who thought it would be that easy?

Like I said, we adults figure it'll be a fight. And a lot of the time, its something they deal with just fine.

[caseysmom]

When my kids were born in the early nineties it was frowned on so my daughter started sucking her thumb. I had to pay sevently dollars for a device that wouldn't allow her to suck her thumb.

Her teeth were damaged from the sucking. My other daughter had to have a blankie with the silkie trim, we lost it in tahoe one weekend, spent the whole next day looking for another one.

[caseysmom]

How is our sweet Hannah doing today? I hope its not too hard on her or either of her parents

[sparks19]

How is our sweet Hannah doing today? I hope its not too hard on her or either of her parents

She did REALLY well last night.

Tonight she really fought it though lol. but she is fast asleep now. PHEW

I think it's harder on us than it is on her lol... MUCH harder

[moosmom]

Sparks19,

Boy did you get off easy!!!! Glad to hear she's doing well.