We have done it y'all. Canon is no-longer a paci-kid. It took a lot of hard-work and determination on our part, but we, as parents, have succeeded.
Haha, just kidding. Canon did sleep without his pacifier last week, which has led to him not having it all, but it wasn't something we tried for or planned. Way to go, kid.
This is how it went down. Last Thursday night we were getting Canon ready for bed and we just couldn't find that last one we had. We're always losing them, but this time we seriously had no more. I frantically looked outside, in the car, under the crib, dresser...couldn't find one. We were joking about it possibly being the night we went cold-turkey, but I wasn't sure I was ready for that. So while he was screaming in his crib, I even more frantically went next door and asked to borrow one from our super sweet neighbors whose 6-month old uses the same ones.
I came back in and thought "well, I'll just go rock him a little bit without it and see what happens". Of course, he fell asleep almost immediately and I put him back in. I knew the hardest part would be the initial falling asleep because most of the time in the middle of the night, if he wakes up, he doesn't need it to fall back asleep.
The next morning, he woke up SO happy. Not groggy or crying, but talking and smiling. So I figured hey, let's do it. He has fallen asleep for every nap and night time super well since. We rock him a little longer now and wait until he is just a little more drowsy before laying him in his crib, but that is fine by me! I love when he puts his little head on my shoulder.
Taking away the pacifier affects not just sleep though. We definitely gave it to him when he was upset, during church, on long car rides - I mean, he had it a lot. The first major tantrum has come and gone, and while it lasted a lot longer than normal, it wasn't terrible. Church was okay - I think it just means I'll have to take him out more often due to his tendency to talk super loud. We haven't tackled the long car ride yet.
Honestly, and this is just our experience, but I feel like he has actually been happier without it. He has definitely been waking up happier in the mornings. Even in the car, when he used to cry until he got it, he has started playing more, talking more and engaging in other things.
Like most things with him, my anxiety over the change was way higher than his reaction. Gotta love him!
Haha, just kidding. Canon did sleep without his pacifier last week, which has led to him not having it all, but it wasn't something we tried for or planned. Way to go, kid.
This is how it went down. Last Thursday night we were getting Canon ready for bed and we just couldn't find that last one we had. We're always losing them, but this time we seriously had no more. I frantically looked outside, in the car, under the crib, dresser...couldn't find one. We were joking about it possibly being the night we went cold-turkey, but I wasn't sure I was ready for that. So while he was screaming in his crib, I even more frantically went next door and asked to borrow one from our super sweet neighbors whose 6-month old uses the same ones.
I came back in and thought "well, I'll just go rock him a little bit without it and see what happens". Of course, he fell asleep almost immediately and I put him back in. I knew the hardest part would be the initial falling asleep because most of the time in the middle of the night, if he wakes up, he doesn't need it to fall back asleep.
The next morning, he woke up SO happy. Not groggy or crying, but talking and smiling. So I figured hey, let's do it. He has fallen asleep for every nap and night time super well since. We rock him a little longer now and wait until he is just a little more drowsy before laying him in his crib, but that is fine by me! I love when he puts his little head on my shoulder.
Taking away the pacifier affects not just sleep though. We definitely gave it to him when he was upset, during church, on long car rides - I mean, he had it a lot. The first major tantrum has come and gone, and while it lasted a lot longer than normal, it wasn't terrible. Church was okay - I think it just means I'll have to take him out more often due to his tendency to talk super loud. We haven't tackled the long car ride yet.
Honestly, and this is just our experience, but I feel like he has actually been happier without it. He has definitely been waking up happier in the mornings. Even in the car, when he used to cry until he got it, he has started playing more, talking more and engaging in other things.
Like most things with him, my anxiety over the change was way higher than his reaction. Gotta love him!
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