Help! We have an addict on our hands; Noah is seriously addicted to his binky. He calls for it and cries for his "bah." He will be old enough (hallelujah!!) to go to nursery next month, and I would really like to get rid of it before then. Any suggestions or ideas? I know some people think he's still young and it's okay for him to have it, and some think it's definitley time to get rid of it, like me. Although, it is just so easy to give it to him and plug his crazy 'teradactyl screams' sometimes. How can I help his little mind realize that he doesn't need to have it anymore?
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I too have a Love/Hate relationship with the "bah" :) Max loves his as well. I have tried to not even think about taking it away because I know it's going to be miserable for both of us! Let me know what works when you do get rid of it.
Briauna! We miss you! Makenna was hooked on that same binky. She loved it. The nice thing about these kind though is that if they get even a little hole they don't suck good. So one day just by chance she was biting it and "teething" her molars with it and she bit a hole. She didn't know we had more than one, so I took the opp. to mourn with her that her binky was broken. She cried for a few days about it whenever she remembered... but every time she tried to suck it, it didn't work. So we sympathized for a few days with her and then she just forgot about it. Good luck.
A friend of ours had a binkie farewell party for her little girl. Basically she got some helium balloons, tied the binkies to them and the little girl sent them off. She never asked for hem again, but she was about 2 1/2 yrs old, so maybe he will need to be a little older.
I remember I used to WISH Isabel would just take one of those darned things -- then when she hit "that age", I was VERRRYYY thankful I didn't have to come up with some clever way to get rid of the thing. Good luck!
Thanks for the ideas!
It's practically my fault, Laurel. Noah wouldn't take the binky either. I practically forced it on him until he would ... he finally started taking it at about 4-5 months. The binky has saved us so many times, but now it really is a love/hate relationship!
if you honestly want it gone forever...it will be hell for you, but just go cold turkey and say it is lost and not give it back to him...it will suck for a week or two, but then you are done dealing with it. :) i'd say let him have a toy or something though...it was easton's security blanket if you'd like to call it that and i think they need some sort of comfort if he relies on it for that...good luck.
DON'T DO IT!!!! Make your life easier. Especially with a screamer. My pedatrition said to let them have it whenever they want until they are 2 then at 2 it has to stay in bed, so only for naps and bedtime. From 2-3 talk about it leaving when he is a big boy on his 3rd birthday so he will know it is coming.
Before that they are not old enough to understand why you are taking it. Ava's stays in her bed now and it never comes out but about a month before she turns 3 we watch ALOT of Nemo and then on her birthday she throws it in the toilet and flushes it to Nemo. Meg never asked for it again and it was soooo easy. she loved flushing it to Nemo cause all drains lead to the ocean!=) Good luck!
Bri- I am sorry that stinks we are having the same problem with Ty's bottle! My sister had her little boy pick out a binkie and then "pay" for it with his binkie and that worked pretty well but he was 2 and a half... good luck that is a toughie!! Hope you guys are doing well! Ashley Cottle
oooo tough one. you've been given a lot of advice. we didn't deal with binkies, but we've had our share of similar issues. i do testify that age does help. BUT also some things seem really hard but once you get past it--if you can bear the days or weeks it takes--then once you're on the other side you'll forget what the battle was all about.
whatever you do, do it with love. that will help him through it.
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