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I have 3 wonderful children. Anthony who is my very laid back one is 6, Jenna who is my terror she is 3 and Emily who is a follower to her sister she is 2. My son was sleeping through the night at 6 weeks old and beside when he went through night terror for a year that has never changed. Both my daughter to this day have never slept through the night. I NEED HELP!!!! I have tried everything. They both share a room and have their "big girl beds" and I know they dont wake each other because they have never awoken at the same time. My youngest is the worst on a good night she is up at least 4x's. They both still will not go without a na-nuk(Pasifire) or their blankies. Jenna is starting HeadStart this year a pre-school program. And I have tried everything to take her na-nuk from her and Emily and they will scream to the point my neighbors have called the police on us! Terriable I know. I really need help. Jenna was a wonderful baby she never cried and was off her bottle at 9 mon. Emily was 9 weeks premature and the hospital recomended we give her a na-nuk to help her and it does prevent SIDS. and she was off her bottle at 6 mon. But again never willing to give up her na-nuk. And never slept through the night!!! Any advice would be greatly appriciated!
Posted on 07/22/08, 03:07 pm |
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You poor thing!
With the pacifier, I would just take them away from them and put up with the screaming - I know it's hard, but the only way to do it is to do it. Let the nosy neighbours know what is happening so that they don't feel the need to call the cops - Good grief, what a thing to do to your neighbours! A friend of mine stopped replacing lost ones. And remember that you decide what lost is - Dropped under the bed can be "lost" if you say it is and get it out and thrown away before they spot it. The other thing to do is to give them to a baby that "needs" them - Like a little cousin or a friend with a new baby. Tell them that the new baby needs their pacifiers as it doesn't have any of it's own and because they're big girls they don't need them anymore. I heard a story yesterday about a woman who does Parents as First Teachers visits who took the pacifiers from a particular child's home. The mother handed them to her and she climbed in her car and left with them. The child was upset for half a day and then was done with pacifiers. Good luck! 
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I agree with Claresmom. Just take the pacifiers and endure the screaming. If your neighbors are calling the cops on you I'd tell them where to stick it...seriously! ha ha ha
When we weaned our 1st from the binky, she was 14 months and we took it away and had to put up with her crap attitude for only 2 days before she realized it was gone. As far as the kids not wanting to part with them, at their ages it is not really a need anymore but a dependance and can lead to tooth problems and other things in the future. Good luck, it's hard to have our kids scream, but sometimes we have to endure it.
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I am having the same problem with my youngest right now. My oldest 2 never used a pacifier so weaning him off his "poppy" is new to me. He sleeps through the night, the problem with him is he will not go to sleep, he'll stay awake until midnight asking for his "poppy" I wish you luck!
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