Okay, I know all of you out there watching this video are going to think a number of things. You could be thinking, "What a bratty kid" or "what a mean mamma" or "she needs to spank that child" or you may even do what I do, and laugh. We are going through the mourning process for our beloved "passy" or as G says it, "paddy". He is almost two and we are potty training for goodness sake! You can't be sucking on a "paddy" when you're trying to go the the bathroom. Well, anyway, Gavin is not taking this all very well. He is really grieving. It was sad at first, but this video is only a glimpse into what I have been dealing with every day. He honestly does this for 15 min. or so until I can distract him for a little bit with something and then he will remember paddy again and start all over. Sometimes he is so worked up I wonder if he even remembers what he was crying about in the first place. Even now, he is in his crib bawling away trying to calm himself down enough to go to sleep. It really is heartbreaking at times. I just went in there to rub his back a little and he is just really devistated by this loss. It is as if someone died! All of you mothers out there who have gone through this must know that I am not exaggerating. So anyway, I had to get this on video so that when he is 16 and upset about some girl, I can tell him "this too, shall pass. Just like you got over giving up your paddy, you will get over this too!"
In the mean time, anybody have any tips to help keep this mamma sane?
Watch the VideoOh and just so you know, Gavin calls his sippy cup his Babba still. We did tackle giving up the babba's when he turned one, but that wasnt nearly this bad! He didn't really even care about that!
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for what it is worth-we started by telling landon he had to go to bed to have his paci. he had to decide if he wanted to be in his bed or play. then after the day was conquered, we tackled bed time. it took it in steps and then it wasn't too bad. when we got to the bed time part it took 3 days of crying to sleep then it was over.
Maybe you have already heard about this trick, but it works--sort of--cut the tip of the pacifier so that the sucking sensation is no longer! Some kids say "it's broken" and give it up themselves others, like my daughter still took it to bed and tried to suck it. We slowly kept snipping away and let her take it to bed--she wasn't using it to suck anymore b/c she couldn't--it was just a comfort thing. Eventually we took it away and she was fine with it, b/c by that time she realized she didn't need it anyway. When we did this she was only taking her pacifier for bed and naps and no longer had it at ALL during the day. Just something else to try. Good luck!:)
Awe poor baby! What is your mama doing to you? Aunt Annie will be there soon to rescue you!!!!!! ha ha just kidding bud! Hope I can be that patient when it comes time for us to do the unthinkable and actually take the paci away. We've decided after the season is over, paci is over....we'll see though!
Oh my gosh, that is totally going to be Robbie when the time comes. I had no idea it was that hard for these kids to give that up!!! Oh no I'm dreading it now....but I'm glad to see that he's getting better. Poor guy! These kids and their passies...
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