we are binky free here in the jacobs family... hadley had decided about 3 months ago that she only liked one of her binkies, and had no need for the other 6 that were in her crib. she only used it when she went to sleep, and it always stayed in her crib.
last week i noticed the binky had a little tear on the bottom, and showed it to her. she was sad that her beloved binky was broken, but still held onto it tight. then on monday when i was looking at it closer, i accidently pulled the nipple right off. yup, it was officially broken. i showed hadley and she was very sad. i asked her if she wanted to throw it away, and she agreed. off she went to my bathroom and tossed it in the bucket.
i was nervous for nap that day, and was sure she wouldn't be able to comprehend exactly what happened, but to my surprise, she did great! occasionally she will ask "where binky go?" and then i just remind her it broke, and she'll say "oh, binky in trash." and then off to sleep she goes.
what a great transition it has been! carter loved his binky and would hide in his room just to get a fix! lol! finally we traded the binky for christmas presents and made him give his binky to santa the day after christmas. he was 2 1/2 at the time and i wanted him off the binky before mason was born. he cried for a day, but then got over it. luckily mason and graham never liked the binky.
next step is getting miss hadley into the big girl bed!
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That's very exciting for me to read because it gives me hope that we can eventually rid Celia of her binky too! I like the stories about how both your kids got rid of theirs. I think we will eventually do something along those lines for Celia too.
ReplyDeleteWhat a big girl!!! I love that she was totally fine with it! All three of my boys have been binky babies! Gabe's was easier to get rid of than Julian's!
ReplyDeleteYay for no binky! Andrew was 15 months when we took his away, and it was totally seamless! Benjamin, at almost 3, still has his, but he is still so much of a baby. I'd like to take T's away at 12-15 months. He's not as attached to his as the other boys, so I hope it's not hard!
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