DD (2yo) was down to her last dink and today upon inspecting it she had chewed it top and bottom so it was only held together at the edges, well now she has none and is very upset in her crib. how long did it take for your lo to get accustomed to not having it at bedtime? She only had the one, its been about 1 month for not having any in the car she still has her snuggs for comfort just no oral comfort. any advice would be greatly appreciated.
Depending on how attached she was to it at night, it could take a few days or a week. With my son, it was a day...but, he was not very attached.
we took our son's away cold turkey at 9 mo. the first few nights were hard...he cried, but then that was all. she'll adjust...but I know, it's hard to hear them cry. Good Luck!
It took about 3 days with our twins, if I remember right. Don't give in! It may be tempting but will only make it worse next time. I almost broke down and gave them back but thankfully, my husband convinced me not to. We told them we were giving their "poppies" to their new baby cousin since they weren't babies anymore.
The first night was really hard, the second it took about 15 minutes. We had the binky fairy leave a little gift and note for being such a big boy the next morning.
I hope the other responses you rec'd are closer to what you experience with your daughter than what I'm going through with mine. My daughter was just under 2 when we took the paci away cold turkey b/c she was chewing through them and I was afraid she'd choke on a piece. She still hasn't learned to soothe herself to sleep and she is now 27 months. My pediatrician told me it could take up to 2 months, but it has been well beyond that. My daughter used to just lay down and go to sleep with a paci. Now I'm back to rocking her until she is drowsy or even laying on the floor next to her bed. Total drag. Like I said, I hope things go better for you!
My guy went cold turkey at 13 months, I couldn't find it at bedtime. What made it bad was that we had already begun to wean him from bottles that morning, so it was a double whammy. He cried a bit but mostly fussed without it the first night, went to sleep, asked for it the next morning and I told him it was gone, then he may have asked that night, but didn't cry or fuss, didn't ask the 3rd night and we were done.
I have heard other mamas say the same thing, once they hit 3 days without anything they are usually over the worst. The trick is to not go back, no matter how sorry you feel for her. Give her some extra hugging and back rubs if she wants them, and I'm sure she'll do fine.
Took my son about 4-5 days. But I think girls are quicker! ;) She will get over it I promise.
My daughters were 2 and 3 when we got rid of them. It took 2 days. They used them religiously for naps and sleep. I was so worried!! But it was no big deal. They still use their blankies. Try laying in her bed with her and reading her extra stories or some other "big girl" privilege...
It took my son 2 days.
And he was a CONSTANT Binky user.
Day and night and for sleep.
And of course, he has his Lovey. Which he still has.
We took my daughter's paci away at 12 months. She was mostly only using it for naps and bedtime at the time, and it took about 2 days. On the 3rd or 4th day, she was being really fussy so I "gave in" and gave her a paci...and she spit it out. :)
