Yes, there is life after binkies! Avery said goodbye to her binkies on Saturday night, after over 27 months. We had prepped her all week that the "Binky Fairy" was coming to take her binkies away (thanks to the suggestion of a book by
Mark Brenner). We decorated a box for them and put it on the doorstep and then a few minutes later we opened the door and they were gone, replaced by a new
Dora movie! Here's the progress she's made so far:
1st night - She had a little harder time than usual to fall asleep (1/2 an hour of us singing songs and telling her stories, then 1/2 an hour of crying). BUT she didn't wake up at all asking for it, which was very unexpected.
2nd night - She whined a little more than normal but not too bad. And once she was asleep she was fine.
3rd night - She hardly whined at all.
Tonight - Piece of cake.
And the amazing thing is she hasn't even asked for one. A couple of times she's mentioned the fact that the binky fairy came, but she's really done well! Great!
Oh... one minor problem though - she hasn't taken a nap since Friday!!!! Ah!
3 comments:
that was a way easier transition away from the binky than i had with my kids. we 'gave ours to Santa's baby reindeer' and my kids were all about wanting to get them back from those reindeer for the next week...and even beyond.
Congratulations! Sounds like you did a great job. Hopefully she'll want to take naps again soon!!! I wonder if there's a thumb fairy...
Congrats! That's stellar. Naps are far too easily disrupted.
I'm with rachelle, wishing for the thumb fairy, but I don't think the logistics are in anyone's favor there...
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