So, I tried cutting Natalie's pacifier before nap time the other day. Poor thing set in her bed for 40 minutes crying and screaming to me that her paci was broken. When I finally gave up on nap, her pacifier was on the floor and her little face was bright red and wet from crying so hard...broke mommy's heart.
The whole lose the pacifier operation is a lot tougher than I had thought it was going to be. I have since decided that we are going to have to go cold turkey, which should be miserable by that way.
I am not trying to procrastinate; okay may a little, but I have decided to put off the cold turkey part for a couple of weeks. Natalie has an appointment soon at Children's and she will have to have an echo. I really do not want them to sedate her and they have agreed not to, unless she will not cooperate. Cooperate meaning, laying still for 30 to 40 minutes (she is 2 remember). I wanted her to have the pacifier to sooth her, plus she will be on a warm blanket in the dark watching Mickey Mouse, so hopefully this will all equal a good echo with no sedation.
I will toot my horn a small bit, basically to make myself for better for not going through with the losing of the pacifier yet. I have cut the pacifier to nap and bedtime only. She has finally quit asking for her pacifier all the time, but she has started putting her fingers in her mouth more. Please pray she does not end up sick as I am trying to break the fingers or anything in her mouth bit.
My goal is to be pacifier free by mid-February. Once again, I will let you know when we go cold turkey, because I will be asking for lots of prayers for both Natalie and myself. I have such a hard time letting her cry over a pacifier when she has already gone through so much in her little life, but I know she needs to get off it too.
PS...Mindy, I hope you have had better luck with your sweet little one
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