So, I am happy to say that we have successfully weaned My Little Man (MLM) off of the pacifier (a.ka. pacey, binkie, my saving grace). In commenting to another mommy's post, I had to reflect on the situation, because in the end, I think it was harder for me than it was him.
I was so apprehensive to go cold-turkey but he's nearing 18 months and I knew the time had come. If I let him keep it, there was no telling how emotionally attached he'd become. It would only get harder from here on out. So, we did it. He was only using it for bedtime and naps at this point.
It went so well. The first night he cried only for 25 minutes. Granted, that felt like an eternity for me, but after that he went to bed. The past few nights, he's gone down in just a few minutes.
Here I was, completely worried that he was going to go baby postal on me, and he was a champ. So, who is really emotionally attached to our children's pacifiers--them or us?
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