Secrets One Month Anniversary!
It has been one month today since I first sent the email out to my friends to "launch" my new blog.
So I thought it would be fun to ask you to share your secrets with me. Here is my problem:
My baby just turned 2 and he still has that binky!! I know I could "cold turkey" take it away but I really want to know some Super Mommy ways to take it away. Something fun and cute, of course. I need some help! Please give me your suggesstions, ideas, things you have heard of that is creative or has worked well!
Come On Super Mommies, I need some secrets this time!
I want to post a big thanks for all of the amazing support from everyone out there! And a special thanks to the fellow bloggers out there who have linked, tweeted, or "featured" me! I love blogging all of the fun Super Mommy things we do around here. I have lots of fun secrets and collaborations that I am really excited to post soon, and I am thankful to all of you for your creativity and inspiration!
Luckily my daughter gave the binky up on her own but I have heard of some ways. 1-cut the tip of the binkies off so it doesn't feel the same in his mouth. 2-Have the 'Binky Fairy' come. Each night leave out another binky and the Binky Fairy takes the binky but leaves a small treat or gift. Do this until all the binkies are gone.
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Well, we tried to "cold turkey" the binkie away from our little girl at about 2 yrs. It was a HORRIBLE experience, after an extremely long week of a totally messed up child I finally gave it back to her (before I lost my mind!!) Well, she's now about 28 months old and started gnawing on her binkies- she broke holes in them. She said, "Mama, pacy is broken!" and she threw them ALL away, all on her own, without me asking her to. She totally weaned herself. Now, I know most people aren't this lucky, but let me just say this was way easier than forcing her to give it up. The way I see it- he's not going to go to kindergarten with a binkie still... chances are he'll outgrow it on his own time! :) Good luck!
ReplyDeleteMy little girl loved Cinderella. She was nearly 3 when I finally had to take it away. I will admit, the binky made my life easier sometimes, hence the reason she had it so long. I finally told her that Cinderella's mice were going to come and take the binkies away to let some other little girl have them. I know that is a little lame, but it worked. I also bribed her with a large toy if she were to give it up. She wanted a barbie castle, so after a few months binky free, she did indeed earn her barbie castle. This could work for your little boy too, but you would have to find something the he really really likes and then incorporate that into a similar story. Good luck! I love all your ideas. I know I will never live up to what you are, but sometimes I feel like being super mommy and use some of your ideas!
ReplyDeleteI just found your blog, and oh my goodness you are amazing! Thank you for sharing all these creative ideas!
ReplyDeleteI have heard that if you let the child go to the store and pick a new toy when you check out have the child give the Binky to the cashier ( as if trading it in) it makes it easier!
When my little girl lost her last Binky that was the end of it for us. I just didn't buy anymore... GOOD LUCK!
When my daughter got rid of hers, we cut the tip of it so when she would suck it it would be flat. She tried it once. Told us "it's broken", I told her to throw it in the garbage and she did. She asked for it later than night and we reminded her that she threw it away and that was it!
ReplyDeleteGood luck!
It's only been one month?!?!?!? I just discovered you a week or so ago and can't believe how much GREAT content you have for only being on for one month. Awesome!!! :o)
ReplyDeleteThe cutest way I've heard of was doing a paper chain to count down the days until the child is a "big kid" (it wasn't near a birthday or anything, she just made up a date - which happened to be four days from when she came up with the idea) and on the big day they celebrated and mailed off the binky to another 'little kid' that needed it. Obviously, she preempted all of this with telling her son that big kids don't need binkies.
ReplyDeleteAs for me, I made my son quit cold turkey. The only thing super about that was that we both survived... somehow. It was definitely horrible for both of us.
Hi! My name is Diana. I stumbled upon your blog by accident and now I'm addicted. You are so amazingly creative.
ReplyDeleteAs for the binky business... we introduced the binky fairy. I wrote about it http://hardystory.blogspot.com/2008/09/we-are-binky-free.html
Thanks for a wonderful blog.
WE went to build-a-bear and we had our little girl put her binky inside the bear before they sewed him shut. So it was kind-of 'cold turkey', but she hasn't asked about it, and LOVES her new bear :)
ReplyDeleteOk, we tried cutting the whole tip off and everything- that still didn't work. My daughter just sucked on it like that (strange child). I had to do the really hard thing and just go cold turkey. It took a few days- of lots of crying and screaming at bed/nap time (the only times she was allowed to ave it) but in the end it worked out ok and I don't *think* she'll need therapy for it. For the next one- I'll definitely break him of it sooner!
ReplyDeleteOk- PS- I didn't realize you had just started this blog... BUT I've been doing your stuff all week (since I found it). Thank you so much for your creativity and for allowing others in on your "super secrets." :)
You could always try to do it the way we moms with thumb suckers do it. A magic little potion called "THUM." We have to pick it up from the pharmacist here, but it is the nastiest tasting stuff. My 2 year old quit sucking his thumb within two days (this was a year ago). My 4 year old took about a week (a year ago again, but she still sucks her thumb in her sleep occasionally). Just pain the binkie with THUM and see what happens.
ReplyDeleteWow, I love your blog and too can't believe you have only just begun! Nice!
ReplyDeleteAs for your question, I did the same with both my boys and by an act of God, they went with it. At 2, on their birthdays, we talked about how big they were now that they were 2 and 2 year olds don't need pacifiers. So, we put them to bed that night without it and it went well. My boys only had them at night at that point, and not during the day at all, so that probably helped with the transition. Good Luck!
Some of my super mommy friends have told me they had the binki fairy come to take the binki's away for the babies and big boys/girls don't need them anymore. So the fairy would come she or he would bring something that the child wanted in return of all their binki's they were giving up:)
ReplyDeleteHey Angala~ Its a Cami from the old boise ward. Kara Mcbride told me about your site.....
ReplyDeleteI would say my secret is the same as yours-- Heather our two yr old still uses her binki to sleep- glad I am not the only one!!!!
Angela- My favorite way is to tie the binki to a balloon and let it float to a baby who is waiting for one. I've also heard to meet the garbage man at the curb and throw all pacifiers into the garbage truck as it drives away. That way neither parent nor child can go back;)
ReplyDeleteI remembered posting this collage of Elizabeth- boy was she hooked. http://soaringsohigh.blogspot.com/2007/11/i-did-it.html
Once they're old enough to somewhat reason with, many of the suggestions given should in fact work. Ahhh, good luck!
~Karin
We too did the binky fairy. I had my daughter decorate a brown baggy. For the binky fairy. And we went on a hunt for all of them in the house. I even made sure to HIDE some around like eggs. SO we found them all and put them in the bag. Then we told her to leave it out and in the morning, binky fairy will come and replace it with a surprise.
ReplyDeleteSo 1st thing in the morning she ran out and looking for her bag. And found the binkies were in deed gone but the fairy had replaced it with fun things she likes. It worked great. So it was a form of cold turkey but I let her collect them.
I did keep them in case of a melt down. But no melt downs. It was the best thing ever!
I was lucky. Once we were ready to give up the binky we "lost" most of them then sabotaged the last 2 or 3 (one a day). When my daughter found the hole in her binky she was happy to throw it away. And when the last one was gone I think she only asked about it twice. No big deal. I was however going to suggest the "stick it in a Build A Bear" plan if you think it's really going to be hard. Or replace it with another lovey, blanket, etc. because it is in fact, a comfort item right?
ReplyDeleteHey Angela! So we have had 2 successful nights and days of no binkie. I cut the tip and she said it was gucky. We threw it away and waved good bye to it in the trash. A few more times throughout the evening we would talk about the gucky binkie and go say bye to it. When she got in bed we talked about her baby doll needed her binkie but not Mylee who was a big girl. Then we said good night. She cried for 20 min. so we went in again and went through it all over again about her doll being a baby etc. Anyways that was it and she has been binkie free for 2 full days. I was shocked she slept through the night. I am also amazed she hasn't had more problems since she was sooo attatched to that thing. Good luck with it, it is never fun and I am still crossing my fingers that we are done?!?!
ReplyDeleteI used 2 different ideas with my daughters, because they both seemed to need different approaches based on personalities. With my oldest daughter, I made a countdown sheet with 7 suns and 7 moons on it. The suns were for naptime and the moons were for bedtime. I told her that when she went to sleep without the pacifier, she could put a sticker on the corresponding sun or moon. When she filled up the whole chart (equating to a full week, without the pacifier), we would go and buy her something special she wanted. We had recently started putting her in a regular "big girl" bed, so she chose to get new bedsheets for her bed. At the end of the week, she had broken the habit of the paci and got her new sheets to remind her that she was a big girl.
ReplyDeleteWith my younger daughter, we used an idea that was mentioned earlier, except that we *did* tie it into to her birthday. She was approaching her 2nd birthday and we kept talking it up how big she was getting and how big girls don't need pacifiers. We all just kept talking it up and by the time her birthday came, she was used to the idea and knew that she was all done. She asked for her pacifier that night, but I reminded her that she was big now and didn't need it. She didn't ask for it again after that.
Good luck!
My daughter threw hers in the trash can and watched the trash man take it away. She was mad at the trash man, but not at me! Every week the trash man came (for a couple months after), she would yell through the window, "Bring my binky back!"
ReplyDeleteI love your blog. I can't believe that you've only been doing this a month. i'm so excited to try your birthday traditions with my kids this year.
ReplyDeleteI really like idea of tying the binki to a balloon. that seems like a fun way for the kids to say goodbye. Also the build a bear idea is a good one. Hopefully your child won't want to cut the bear open to get it back though! I did see a child that was in kindergarten once with a binki (i'm really not kidding) so I think the earlier you can get them to let go of it, the better. Good luck and thanks for all the great ideas!
Your blog has been fun to follow! Your creativity has amazed me since I met you. As for the binki, Ty is a daytime sucker right? I have always weaned from the daytime then months later weaned from the nap/nighttime. Warren was definately my hardest to wean during the day. What worked with him was the "big boy" talk, about how big boys only have binkis in the bed. I didn't do the countdown but that would be a great idea. At that point I took custody of the binkis and he could only have one when he was in bed. We had some fits for the binki, so I would give him his binki, put him in bed and turn off the lights. If he wanted out of bed he had to give me the binki. We did spend a few days putting him in and out of bed a lot but it didn't take long for him to decide life was more enjoyable out of bed even if that meant with out a binki in his mouth. GOOD LUCK!
ReplyDeleteOkay Ladies,
ReplyDeleteI have to say THANK YOU!! There are such great ideas here that I might make them into a post just so they can be shared!!
Here is my update...I am trying to get him to think he is a big boy (He says "I am baby" when I try to tell him he is a big boy!!) And then we can throw, send, or otherwise get the binkies away. It is my goal to be binkie free by the end of the month...there are so many great options that I am not sure which way we will end up doing it but I will update when we are done.
Angela