Farewell Pacifier...Maybe
Natalie likes her pacifier. I like Natalie having her pacifier. Seemed like a win-win situation...until last week. We were at the dentist for SCOTT'S appointment, when the dental hygienist turns to Natalie and asks if she is a thumb sucker. "No," I whispered, for fear that the dentist would hear, "she still takes a pacifier." The dental hygienist said, "OH! She should really stop that because it's starting to pull on her teeth." Ugg.
Scott really enjoyed his pacifier a little past age two. After a teeth injury, the dentist told us that we should have him stop using it. It wasn't as bad as we anticipated, and it seemed as if we could reason with Scott, blame it on the dentist, and he understood. However, along with that, Scott gave up taking naps. I'm not quite ready to go there with Natalie yet. A no-nap Natalie? That would make for one very long afternoon!
I tried "reasoning" with Natalie as I had done with Scott, and I told her that in a few days we were going to get rid of her pacifier because the dentist said so. She immediately began to meltdown and repeatedly said, "Pacifier! Pacifier! Pacifier!" Oh dear...I don't think this is going to be quite as easy. Wish us luck!
Good luck to you! Abel won't part with his for naps or night time. We have been SLOWLY trying to work on it but he is VERY sensitive to change (much UNLIKE his brother). Maybe after his sister is born he will see that he is no longer the baby:) I can hope!
ReplyDeleteOh dear...this could be a challenge. :( Good luck, Lindsey!
ReplyDeleteoh my, I can completely understand where you are coming from! Abigail got to a point in life where she not only required 1 "paci" but 2, 3, 4, maybe EVEN 5 to go to sleep. Nap withoug paci- forget it! We eventually told her the cat ate her paci (bad mom- I know) but she bought it. Blamed it on the cat, and forgot about the pacifier. She didn't go on to abuse the cat either, just figured the cat needed it more than her :)
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