Well, it has taken 9 days to get to this point but she seems to be losing interest in her 'byes'! This is what we did in case anyone is curious. I didn't keep ANY emergency 'byes' in the house so I could crumble under toddler tantrums.
First, I took a diaper pin and poked 6 holes in the tip of her paci....this lasted 3 days.(Nora didn't notice)
Second, using the same diaper pin I poked 12 holes ....this lasted 3 days. (Nora didn't seem to notice)
Third, used scissors to cut the VERY tip off her paci...this lasted 3 days.( Nora told us the byes had a hole and was broken)
Today, cut HALF the bulbous end off the paci before nap. (Nora told us byes hole got BIGGER! and giggled, she laid down and continued to stick her finger in and out of the hole but no paci in the mouth)
I ALWAYS did the paci destruction before naptime, not bedtime. My thought was disrupting naptime with paci upset was better than bedtime, plus shorter nap meant more tired kiddo at bedtime. Most of this info can be found on a website call Bye Bye Binky(google it). The website suggested doing this at a much faster pace, but I chose to use some mommy instincts. The whole theory behind this is that the holes in the paci start desensitizing their brain's pleasure center when sucking on a paci. Basically, they start poofing air into their mouth which becomes more annoying with more holes. Cutting the tip off gets them one step closer. This technique made so much sense to me as it uses their senses on a subconscious level to let go of the paci.
Hope this helps some of you that also have paci addicts!
First, I took a diaper pin and poked 6 holes in the tip of her paci....this lasted 3 days.(Nora didn't notice)
Second, using the same diaper pin I poked 12 holes ....this lasted 3 days. (Nora didn't seem to notice)
Third, used scissors to cut the VERY tip off her paci...this lasted 3 days.( Nora told us the byes had a hole and was broken)
Today, cut HALF the bulbous end off the paci before nap. (Nora told us byes hole got BIGGER! and giggled, she laid down and continued to stick her finger in and out of the hole but no paci in the mouth)
I ALWAYS did the paci destruction before naptime, not bedtime. My thought was disrupting naptime with paci upset was better than bedtime, plus shorter nap meant more tired kiddo at bedtime. Most of this info can be found on a website call Bye Bye Binky(google it). The website suggested doing this at a much faster pace, but I chose to use some mommy instincts. The whole theory behind this is that the holes in the paci start desensitizing their brain's pleasure center when sucking on a paci. Basically, they start poofing air into their mouth which becomes more annoying with more holes. Cutting the tip off gets them one step closer. This technique made so much sense to me as it uses their senses on a subconscious level to let go of the paci.
Hope this helps some of you that also have paci addicts!
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