Phase I - He had to leave binkie and B (blankie) at home. He could use it whenever he wanted at home but it couldn't come in the car with us.
Phase II - He could only suck on his binkie in his room. He could have his B anywhere but if he wanted a binkie he had to stay in his room.
Phase III - He can only get the binkie at nap time and none other time.
So, last night was the first night of Phase III. The first half hour was him saying "How many times do I have to tell you, I'm NOT getting bigger!" over and over again. Then he started sneaking out to go on a binkie hunt on his own. He did find one somewhere which we had to take away from him. Then finally it came down to him screaming for and hour and a half. After that it finally went quiet. When I went to bed and checked on him he was in his bed all covered up and asleep - sans binkie. His room was completely trashed but he was asleep. He woke up once in the night but went back to sleep fine.
I consider it a pretty successful night. It could have been A LOT worse. We'll see if tonight gets any better.
Wish me luck!
2 comments:
Binkie weaning can be almost as difficult as potty-training. (However the benefits of the binkie are enough for me to allow all of my babies to be binkie babies). We have a binkie fairy that trades binkies for toys that they snuggle to sleep with instead of the binkie. It still comes with tears though.
P.S. I like the new background.
You probably remember my kids having the binkie or "baby" as they called it. They were both 3 when it was finally gone. Natalie's I cut a little off everyday until nothing was left, and she said it was broke. She than just threw it away, and that was it. Nick I tried everything. Than at 3 1/2 I told him I would take him to toy r us, and he could have anything in the store but he had to leave his "baby" at the check out. It worked, and as luck would have it he picked a pack of pirates for $10.00. Good luck, I know your pain;)
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