The End of an Era?
Could this really be the end? You are probably asking yourself, what in the world am I talking about. Well, you see, our daughter has had a pink circle “binky” attached to her face pretty much from the day she was born. I am a huge scrapbooker and if you were to look through the first, oh, I don’t know, almost three years of her life, you will see the binky is in almost every single picture. If it’s not, well, believe me, it’s close by!
As I’m writing this, we have counted almost 37 hours without it! It has been easy, so far. I am trying not to think too much about it, as I am worried I will jinx it. Little did I know back then how attached to this “thing” she would become. We have been trying over the last little while to hide them (couldn’t quite get ourselves to actually get rid of them, just in case!), but it’s me who always has to listen to her beg, cry, throw a temper tantrum, or do whatever she could do to get it back from me. It’s hard for me to see her sad or mad, so I always gave in. I always thought it would be something that I would have to deal with for a week when I finally took it away from her.
She is actually the one who lost her last one, so all day yesterday when she would ask for her binky, I would tell her that she is the one who lost it, and that was it. She would then get distracted and move on. Hopefully this will continue to be easy and that that one last binky that she lost won’t magically appear one day. I am keeping my eyes open for it, hopefully to find it before she does! I am also keeping my fingers crossed that I can keep on counting the hours!
Happy Mothering!
Kendra
Nov 13, 2009 at 10:44 a.m.
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Congrats, hope it is still going well. I never gave my kids a binky because I knew how hard it would be on me to have to take it away. I've slept with my special elephant every night since I can remember and still can't sleep without her! :)
Nov 13, 2009 at 9:02 a.m.
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My son is just over 2 and he's a thumb-sucker. He only sucks it when he's tired and actually only when he has his 'B' (blanket). He knows the B stays home and only gets used for sleeping or cuddling (of which he's a huge fan). I'm hoping he keeps using his B for years to come...it's a special memory for kids, just like you 'thecrusty'!
Nov 13, 2009 at 7:45 a.m.
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Kudos mama! I think it's just as hard on us as it is on them. I hope the trend continues and she doesn't want it back!
Nov 13, 2009 at 6:58 a.m.
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Don't be too quick to break the habit! The gazette ran an article about girl teens driving on milton ave still sucking on a binky.
Nov 12, 2009 at 8:25 p.m.
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My son will be 3 in a few months and he still uses a pacifier ONLY when he goes to sleep. He has a paci and a little cloth he holds on to that helps him get to sleep. He knows it stays in the bed. Alittle after one is when I switched it to just bedtime and he accepts that. Im not sure when I will take it away all the way.
Nov 12, 2009 at 5:33 p.m.
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I know my baby blankets are not a "binky," but this reminds me of my ongoing attachment!
Nov 12, 2009 at 5:31 p.m.
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I'm 25 years old and have been attached to my baby blankets since I was quite the young one. Actually I still use them in place of a pillow. My husband knows not to touch them, and at this point they have to be washed on delicate. :)
Nov 12, 2009 at 3:59 p.m.
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It's a whole lot easier to do when they are under a year. Took 1 nap to get over it at 10 months. Took a week for the one I took it away at 13 months. Of course, it is a convenience for the parents to quiet them and I think some parents are as addicted to them as the kids. I did miss it one EARLY morning a week after I took it away from my baby and he wanted nothing to do with it...he was awake and so was I!
Nov 12, 2009 at 3:12 p.m.
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My daughter used a binky until she was about 4 months old. That's when she realized nothing came out of it. Everytime I put it in her mouth she'd cry. I guess I'm glad she never got attached to it! Our pediatrician said most kids get attached to things in their second year of life. We weaned her off her bottle at 11 months, so that it would be so hard to do later. She had no problems with it!
Good luck!
Nov 12, 2009 at 2:52 p.m.
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A few years back my wife and I were watching our two nieces for a weekend. The youngest was quickly approaching three and still on the Binky. Ten minutes after her sister left my wife cut the end of the Binky off and left the big end with the handle where she could find it. The little one walked up whimpering and repeating "bwoke?" My wife told her yes it is and she was a big girl and didn't need it. In 48 hours she solved what her sister had tried six months to do.
Nov 12, 2009 at 1:22 p.m.
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You're doing great, keep going mama! Sometimes this stuff is harder on us than them.
Nov 12, 2009 at 12:56 p.m.
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Our first daughter used one for the first 2 1/2 years of her life. When we wanted her to stop using it we talked to her a little bit about how she was becoming a big girl and a big sister and it was time that she let go. We gave her the idea of moving on and let her be the one to say goodbye and throw it in the garbage. After that point she asked for it once and that was it. Our second daughter never did use one. If you tried to put it in her mouth she would spit it out. If you have made it this long, I am sure that you will be just fine. Good luck!
Nov 12, 2009 at 10:55 a.m.
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Three years on a Binky??? Good luck with the orthodontia bill.
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