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chiarinomom 07/15/2008 at 7:22 PM
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I have an 18 month old son and a baby on the way in 3 months.  I started trying to wean him off the pacifier 4 days ago by cutting the end of his.  He didn't want it, and threw it out of his crib.  My problem is that he isn't sleeping as much as before and his naps at daycare are much shorter.  He just can't seem to get himself back to sleep when he wakes up.  After going without it for 4 entire days, I don't really want to make him go back to step one...but I don't know what to do.  Should I just keep it up for a few more days?  He seemed to be showing signs that he was ready to do this because he only took it at night and nap time and he would hand it to me as soon as he woke up.  I thought it would be best to get this over with a while before the baby comes.  Does anyone have any advice on this?


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GnuMom 07/17/2008 at 6:10 PM
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I think you should give him a few more days.  He has to learn a new method of self soothing.  Does he have a favorite lovey or blankie that can go to bed with him?  Does he go to sleep with you out of the room, so he's used to getting to sleep by himself?  I think you're right to deal with this before the baby comes, but he might revert when he sees the baby with one.  Maybe then you can tell him that only babies use pacifiers, and he's a big boy.


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chiarinomom 07/17/2008 at 7:36 PM
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He does have a blankie that he is very attached to and he is used to going to sleep in his room alone.  We tried giving it to him only at school during nap yesterday and today, which is helping naptime there.  Nights are going pretty good now.  I guess it is getting better each day.  I only decided to give it to him at school because he was disrupting other children's naps and I felt bad, but the transition doesn't seem to bother him.  My husband thinks he can realize the difference between having it at school but not at home to sleep.  We'll see.  He will be staying home full time with me in four weeks, so we will deal with naptime then.  Thanks alot for your advice...it's always so hard knowing what is the right thing to do. 


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