Post by mustloveerica on Feb 22, 2017 11:33:35 GMT -5
My mom claims when I was a baby she took her manicure scissors and cut a tiny hole in my paci. She says I took it out of my mouth, looked at it, and threw it on the ground and never asked for it again.
Another thing you could try for soothing, once they're old enough, is introducing a lovey. DS has slept with his since 2 months (FFC?) and that blanket goes everywhere with him now-- he doesn't use it while playing but he goes for it when he's upset or just wants comfort. Our pedi said the blanket was fine as long as we got rid of bottles and pacifiers at age 1 and to not be surprised if he hides it in his car on the way to college..
My husband had a "woobie". It was an old cloth diaper that he used to carry around. He still talks about his woobie and asked me if I got one for Ollie yet. <3
Can I just say this is adorable? Because this is adorable.
My husband had a "woobie". It was an old cloth diaper that he used to carry around. He still talks about his woobie and asked me if I got one for Ollie yet.
Can I just say this is adorable? Because this is adorable.
I know...it's kinda precious. I'm pretty sure his mom still has his woobie somewhere.
Post by akraus2015 on Feb 22, 2017 11:37:05 GMT -5
My sister is 25 years old and still has "blankie". It is this nasty, tattered thing that my grandma made her when she was a baby. She stuffed it into her backpack and carried it to school literally until she was like 10 or 11 years old. I think she still sleeps with it...
When she was really little, we used to have to sneak it out of her bed while she was sleeping and wash it in the middle of the night or she would scream endlessly like someone was killing her.
Another thing you could try for soothing, once they're old enough, is introducing a lovey. DS has slept with his since 2 months (FFC?) and that blanket goes everywhere with him now-- he doesn't use it while playing but he goes for it when he's upset or just wants comfort. Our pedi said the blanket was fine as long as we got rid of bottles and pacifiers at age 1 and to not be surprised if he hides it in his car on the way to college..
DD also has a lovey. She had one at our house and one at my parents house that she took to around one year old. But in the past 6-9 months, she decided the one at my parents' house is her preferred one so it gets carted back and forth. She sleeps with it and uses it as comfort if she's sick or upset (she rubs one particular part of it). I wish I could find another one like it so she had a back up in case it ever gets lost or ruined.
My sister is 25 years old and still has "blankie". It is this nasty, tattered thing that my grandma made her when she was a baby. She stuffed it into her backpack and carried it to school literally until she was like 10 or 11 years old. I think she still sleeps with it...
When she was really little, we used to have to sneak it out of her bed while she was sleeping and wash it in the middle of the night or she would scream endlessly like someone was killing her.
I'm pretty sure my sister still has her blankie, too. Same age group. She and that thing were inseparable until she got into middle school, I swear.
Post by ourcrazynavylife on Feb 22, 2017 11:41:16 GMT -5
akraus2015 we loved our wubbanub. It was the only one DD could keep in her mouth on her own and they're harder to lose. The typically recommendation is waiting at least a few weeks so that breastfeeding is well established so there's minimal risk of nipple confusion. But to each their own and if you need a break there's nothing wrong with that.
With that being said. DD quit her pacifier at 2 months on her own and became a thumb sucker. I tried so hard to get her to take a paci after that and it didn't happen.
My mom claims when I was a baby she took her manicure scissors and cut a tiny hole in my paci. She says I took it out of my mouth, looked at it, and threw it on the ground and never asked for it again.
That's a common approach to getting rid of the paci. We're thinking we may do that with DD's paci and just tell her that now that she's a big girl, she just doesn't get the same satisfaction from them that she did when she was younger. I'm sure she'll call our BS but it's worth a shot.
Pacifiers: sucking is calming and soothing to little babies. I let my kid have one whenever she wanted because it was comforting and this whole big world is scary, loud and cold.
I'll restrict them to bed time after age 1. And get rid of them by age 2.
Those wub-a-nubs are just too much cuteness!
This is exactly how I was thinking it will go in our house....use it whenever until they're 1ish.
We ended up following this pretty closely. Bed/nap time after age 1. Around 1.5 she bit through her last Wubbanub and we just tossed it. I thought it was going to be awful, but it was literally no problem at all.
Post by LadyNymeria on Feb 22, 2017 11:47:07 GMT -5
DS had an epic over-tired meltdown about an hour ago and finally passed out in my arms. Now I really need to pee, I'm starving, and out of both coffee AND water, but I'm afraid to put him down because he's only been sleeping for an hour.
Me either. I mean I can say this now but who knows what I will do when M is here.
If for some reason a pacifier is the only thing to stop the crying, ok I'll deal. But I'm not going to give it to baby because that's what is the norm. Plus, threads like the one on parenting about weaning a 2-5 year old sounds like a nightmare.
See I know I read something about using a paci for the first 6 months reducing the risk of SIDS, so I like it for that. Also at 12 months it helps DS sleep so I like it for that still. I've always tried to limit use during the day though.
Post by ourcrazynavylife on Feb 22, 2017 11:52:54 GMT -5
I think I've reached the point in my pregnancy where I'm just not comfortable in my own skin. I've literally changed my outfit 4699415 times this morning and I'm still not ready to go to clinicals. Seriously debating just not going, that's totally logical right.
I just feel like I'm on the verge of being a crying mess.
Another thing you could try for soothing, once they're old enough, is introducing a lovey. DS has slept with his since 2 months (FFC?) and that blanket goes everywhere with him now-- he doesn't use it while playing but he goes for it when he's upset or just wants comfort. Our pedi said the blanket was fine as long as we got rid of bottles and pacifiers at age 1 and to not be surprised if he hides it in his car on the way to college..
My sister took her blanket to college and still has it at 29 years old and will occasionally sleep with it when her fiance is not there. My grandmother handmade it, so it's extra special.
I think I've reached the point in my pregnancy where I'm just not comfortable in my own skin. I've literally changed my outfit 4699415 times this morning and I'm still not ready to go to clinicals. Seriously debating just not going, that's totally logical right.
I just feel like I'm on the verge of being a crying mess.
Is not going an option? I mean...one mental day is okay to take, yeah?
I think I've reached the point in my pregnancy where I'm just not comfortable in my own skin. I've literally changed my outfit 4699415 times this morning and I'm still not ready to go to clinicals. Seriously debating just not going, that's totally logical right.
I just feel like I'm on the verge of being a crying mess.
hpnegirl - Sorry the MW on call isn't helpful. I hope you find some relief soon. Migraines are no fun not pregnant, I can't imagine getting one now. I usually get one about once a quarter but nothing so far this pregnancy (knock on wood).
What a bitch. There's definitely things that can be done.
joy did you have any migraine problems while pregnant? I don't remember.
Yes... and my solution was not doctor-approved. But, that was just my neurologist. There are other neurologists who have no problem with Imitrex use while pregnant.
There are definitely solutions here. I missed the back story so let me read.
Thanks, joy. The back story is in yesterday days thread but basically- I've been having headaches for 2-3 weeks now. I brought it up at my MW app on Monday and got an okay to take Advil, just not daily, since I'm allergic to tylenol and strict orders to call if they get worse. I also have annoying floaters that have rapidly gotten worse the past two days and weren't really noticeable until now (like, they would be there but not constant). So I called today as instructed since it was worse and the Advil is barely taking the edge off
Starting this because I want recommendations. I need a swimsuit—help?
Destination maternity had some really cute ones for inexpensive when I was looking. You can also wait for one those coupons they email to help bring the price down too!
Okay FFWC...I registered for like 3 paci's because I think those wubbanub things are too damn cute.
Legit question...why are pacis bad? Is it because it's habit forming and hard to get them to stop when their toddlers? Or something to do with their teeth?
Apart from the legit dental aspect of it, if kids are learning to talk around the pacifier (this is like if they are older than 1.5 years), then it could create negative patterns in their articulation development and in extreme cases they might require speech therapy to correct it. (I have 2 students in this situation)
Definitely better to drop the paci earlier rather than later.
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