We've finally made a big progress with weaning EJ off his pacifier. Actually it's been a week now that he can sleep on his own without the aid of his trusty friend. But always at the early morning he'd wake up and start crying. He wouldn't ask for his pacifier though. He would just cry and cry. And if we don't give him the pacifier he couldn't go back to sleep. So we always compromise at the mornings.
His nap time is a different story though. He can already sleep for two or three hours without it.
So how did we do it?
His current pacifier is a bit tattered already. I was thinking of buying a new one. Then I remembered that there was a certain pacifier he didn't quite like before. It was the big and flat design. So I thought maybe he wouldn't like it again and stop using it. It was worth a try. Anything to wean him off the pacifier. Actually, we had some sort of progress before. But we didn't follow it through. We've thought of putting chili on his pacifier but only as a last resort. We've tried going cold turkey on him but we cannot handle the screaming fest that ensues. I've tried putting marmite (a nutricious spread but smells awful) only to get a sour face from him and then off he go enjoying his pacifier laden with a yucky smell. Hahaha!
Anyway, I was lucky to have found the same big and flat pacifier. That night when he asked for his pacifier I gave it to him. It stayed for only a second in his mouth before he spat it out. I gave it to him again and he screamed "No mommy, don't like fier!"
That first night, it was difficult. He cried and cried. So I gave him his old pacifier. But he still refused it saying "don't like fier!" Hehehe. After almost midnight, he finally slept without a pacifier in his mouth. But at the wee hours of the morning, he cried again. Since I was so sleepy I just gave him his old pacifier.
Just like I said above, it's been a week now that he can sleep without a pacifier. But will wake up in the early morning to cry, never to ask for a pacifier though. But still cannot go back to sleep if I don't give him the pacifier.
Until today.
It's already 8AM and he is still sleeping soundly. No pacifier in his mouth. No crying session in between.
Hopefully there won't be any regress. Cross fingers!
8 comments:
hi josiet, congratulations! you finally made it. i laughed at the marmite part. the marmite really worked for samantha. she would gag at the taste of it.
anyways, hope that today would truly mark his fier-free life. fier- be gone! LOL.
Hahaha! natawa naman ako...ano kaya tsura ni EJ? Picture mo para mas masaya, hehehe :=) Sana eh tuloy tuloy na ang "mommy dont like fier" nya.
i have no experience with weaning babies/kids, but this sounds like progress. i hope he won't look for his "fier" again...lol.
yay for that. it truly is an achievement. and bilib, ako kay ej, ha. he can speak clearly at two. baka ma-una pa yan magsalita kay buknoy ko. :D
potty trained na ba si ej? i'm frustrated with sean!!! ugh! :D
Janet - the marmite wasn't effective with EJ :) Indeed fier be gone! hehehe
Cas - itsura nya nakakatuwa! hehehe
Kayni - it is a progress! He hasn't asked for his "fier" for two days and nights now :)
Kaye - Bat dun sa video nya okay naman sya magsalita? :)
Next on my agenda is potty training! He has an idea already but I don't want to push it yet kase. Ano mga technique mo? :)
That's great progress. I hope that EJ will forget about his pacifier completely.
toink! potty techniques ko? wah, kung anu-ano na ginawa ko kay sean dati, but to no avail. however, we're going through it all over again since it's the school holidays. so as of now, nakahubad lang sya. i'm refusing him his nappies. gawd! he'll be 4 next year and pamahal ng pamahal ang diapers ngayon. besides, wala ng lalaki sa XXL na diaper. maliban na lang if he wishes to wear the adult ones. Nyahahaha!
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