So, all three kiddos went to the dentist on Saturday. This was the babes 2nd visit. 6 months ago, their bites were fine and the dentist was ok with the pacifier use. Fast forward to this past weekend, not so much. BOTH bites have been effected and the pacifiers need to be disposed of. They are great sleepers. I know for sure the pacifier helps them wait patiently in their cribs (especially my DD) in the mornings for one of us to come and get them around 7a. Sometimes at night one or both cries out, but not for long because, yay! I found my pacifier!
I have been unable to sleep at night since the appointment thinking of how I am going to get rid of them. I have talked to my ECFE class about it (no help) and I have read endlessly on line about the topic. I know that I can not cold turkey it. It just seems so cruel to take away the security just like that. I have decided that we will poke holes in the tip to make it hard to suck. So passive aggressive, I know. They both understand that things break and sometimes when that happens, we need to throw things away. It will also allow them to give it up, rather than us. If they really want they can still hold it or chew on it in a different way.....until the next visit to the dentist.
I told myself that next Friday is the day. I then said, why wait? I will do it this Friday. I just found out that it is going to storm this Friday. I am going to wait for next Friday because of that. They will not be sleeping well and without pacifiers, they will freak out with the storm.
This whole thing hurts my heart. Does that make sense? This may seem strange because I am the mom that let her children cry it out. My stomach still tightens when I hear them cry at night or at nap time, though. With my first, it was so, so hard. It was easier with the babes, but still hard to do. Knowing that my oldest was a good sleeper, did help a little.
That is all for know. I will let you know how it goes. Cross your fingers!
Was is DD?
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