The love hate relationship with pacis

L&M are still so attached to their pacis! They only get them at nap and night time, but if they happen to see them during the day, they will pop them in and it is a fight to get them out. I DREAD getting rid of them because they are soooo easy. My SIL is expecting in 2 weeks and we asking if they are going to give him their pacis and they say "No, he's not here yet." I swear mine will have them until they start school.

 

:hug: I read your title and winced, because it's going to be a battle in this house too. :hug: Think the kindergarten photographers will know enough to tell them to take them out before they snap the picture?

 

I felt the exact same way and I was terrifed! I can't believe how easy it was. We picked a special day which happened to be their 3rd birthday. We made a big deal about it and explained that they were giving their pacis to our friend's baby since they were big kids. We used their birthday because they got "big kid" toys that shouldn't be used by "babies" who needed pacifiers. On the night of their birthday, we collected the pacifiers and put them in a box which we wrapped for the baby.

They were so excited/exhausted by their birthday, they fell asleep super quickly without even realizing that the pacifiers were missing. We made bedtime really special and sang extra songs and read an extra book to distract them.

The following night Amanda asked for her pacifier we reminded her that she gave it to baby Michael and she said "oh" and didn't mention it again.

It may not be that easy for every one but our experience was awesome. And, when I say that my kids were addicted to their paci's (at bedtime and naptime) it was extreme! Make sure you set a deadline and stick with it. It might be easier than you think!

Good luck!

 

Just wanted to wish you luck.
With the twins I got rid of them at a year. I wanted them to be gone before they could ask for them back.
Cody was harder. He is in a room all byhimself & I felt it was a comfort thing to fall asleep with it. His Dr had a different idea at his 18 month appointment. She wanted it gone. We did it by replacing it with something else at bedtime. We gave him a stuffed animal instead of the paci. He doesn't have anything else in his crib besides blankets. It only took 1 day of not napping & he did just fine.
Yours a older & I believe the way to go is giving the paci's away with their consent. They should be able to understand that it is going somewhere & remember too.

 

It was hard, but only for a few days. They were 3.5. We talked about it a lot moving up to it. Neither was excited, but they did want the present the Paci Fairy would bring them. We talked about being big kids and giving it to the babies, etc. They understood, but that was their comfort. In the end, there was a lot of crying for a few days, but then things settled down. I still wish they had them some nights. They do too. 3 months later and they still occasionally ask for them when things are really going badly. But don't give in and just keep telling them how proud you are of them, how much the babies needed them, and how big they are now.