Stumble It!
Is there a law somewhere that says as soon as I sit down to write a blog post, eat a meal, or shower, my normally very even-tempered newborn son needs TO FREAK THE HELL OUT BECAUSE DEAR GAWD MOMMA, I DROPPED MY BIPPY!
The pacifier is like an off switch for him. He's apparently very orally fixated and all he needs is his Super Swing and a pacifier and he's a happy boy. This is great because as much as I love to, I cannot carry him all day. Sure, my left arm is getting beefy but that's not really the look I'm going for. We must have bought literally 10 different kinds of pacifiers in the hopes that he would take one. And he is finally getting used to it and takes one like a champ. And like I mentioned yesterday, as luck would have it (yeah, notsomuch) he likes the same kind Charlotte has. This induced a Toddler Stroke of Epic Proportions until Genius Momma swooped in and saved the day with a Sharpee. Charlotte loves stars so I drew stars all over her bippies and since I had no creative ability left in my overtired brain, I simply wrote Sawyer's name on his. And IT WORKED! She can now look at the pacifier and know whose is whose and life is good again.
Now, how in the hell am I ever going to be able to get her to give up a pacifier if her little brother has one? I'm already dreading the day we have to take them away since she is addicited to them like Britney is to frappuccinos and bad weaves. How do you rationalize it to a 2-3 year old?
I know I am creating another bippy addict by making him take one but he kept getting his thumb and I always said I'd rather have a kid addicted to a pacifier than a finger because you can't (in good conscience) remove the kid's finger. But it makes him happy and content, which makes me happy and content.
Monday, August 4, 2008
Bippy Addict
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When my daughter was about 22 months old we just snipped the tip off of one of her pacis and put it on her bed. At that point she was pretty much just using them for sleep but was a paci ADDICT until about 20 months old. Then we started to just offer it at nap. When she went down for nap that day she picked up the paci and said it was broken. We agreed with her and suggested that she throw it away. She did and that was basically the end of that. She asked about her paci at bed time for a couple of nights but never got upset. We just reminded her that it was broken and in the trash. She said OK and went to sleep! That said, we didn't have #2 yet so there were no issues with the baby having a paci...
My daughter had little interest in them... luckily. But I think my son is going to since he is actively seeking out his thumb and sucking on it and I like him with 10 digits :)
Not sure if he will stay attached to them, but have been using them to get much needed rest. My daughter has started picking them up and walking around with them in her mouth, not sure what I am going to do about that yet.
I'm all for bippies :) Or, a nunu as they're referred to in my home. Morgan's 2 1/2 and still has her's. I've been telling her here and there when she turns 3, we will be mailing her nunus to a baby that needs them. She, of course, responds with a "No no, Mama. MYYYYY nunus!" She has it at nap and bed, but I'm dreading taking it away. Horribly so.
My kids hated binkys, they didn't give them any food, lol. :) And Zach sucked his fingers until he turned two, then he stopped.
I would so rather have a kid addicted to a pacifier than suck on their fingers.
EW. Little goober infested finger germs.
(I know. I have to work on getting my germaphobe in check before this kid comes out, but I GOT TIME!)
You have the same philosophy as me, I can throw away hiw paci, not his thumb. Unfortunately, my little man still finds his thumb!
Don't even worry about taking the paci away...eventually only let her have one in bed and start to talk to her about throwing them away herself. I totally believe in letting them keep them until they can trash them in the can and be proud of it. Plush she needs it right now with a new nany around. I also noticed there was even more adjusting when the baby starts crawling since that requires even more of your attention. She really need her paci then too!
Hmmm...tough one. My older kids had the paci, but we took it away from Meg just before she turned a year (she was chewing thru it, not safe) and she did fine. Drew liked to chuck his, then scream for it, so it just magically disappeared one day. The twins hated the paci, but Izzie sucks her thumb. Only in bed with a stuffed lamb in her fist. The lambs are not allowed out of bed, because then she'll suck her thumb. We'll be working on the thumb thing sooner rather than later.
Is she offended by the idea of people thinking she's a baby? If so, try making comments to Baby Man about 'do you want your baby paci? yes, babies love pacis!' By not talking directly to her, she won't feel the need to rebel against you, but she'll get the idea that it's a baby thing to do. Maybe?
The Kid never took a paci. Never liked it. I tried. He used my boobs as pacis. Seriously. This time around I won't have the luxury of sitting around all day to nurse him until he falls asleep, so I have nothing against shoving a paci in the mouth.
I saw a Supernanny-type show that had them pack up and 'send' the paci's to a hospital for all the new babies that were coming and then the next morning the kid who sent out the paci's got a gift...but I think she was like 4 or 5.
Ironflower sucked her thumb until last year when she wanted her nails painted - we made a deal that she would quit sucking and I would start a second career as a preschool manicurist. It worked like a charm. Neither of my kids took pacis, but I've seen bribery work wonders. Is there anything she'd be willing to trade her pacis for?
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