Could there be a different method??
June 10, 2006 – 12:06 pm
Weaning children off of anything is difficult. Binki’s are my plague. I am trying many methods of binki removal. None seem to work better than distraciton.
The day time binki habit is over. Find enough fun things to do and you have no problem with the binki. The night time wean is a different scene altogether. The past couple of days have been rough.
We tried the BINKI Fairy story to help wean Thing 1 off a binki. (Super Nanny Idea). The Idea of giving the binkis are great until the bed time without binki occurs.
then the following conversation comences:
Thing1: BINKI!BINKI!
JD: We put all the binkis for the binki fairy to get. She is giving them to the babies!
thing 1: No No babies get binkis!! ME binki!! BINKI!!
JD: They are all gone! They are going with the Binki Fairy!!
Thing 1: NOOOOOOO! BINKI.
Mind you this was at 10:00 pm and he normally keals over at 8:30-9pm.
He was over the fun and looking to just go to sleep. Long story short. 10:30 rolled around and Thing 1 was snuggled quietly with his blanket and Binki, sleeping soundly.
This may be the hardest part of being a mom thus far for me. And we are going through a "I like to bite my sister" phase. Yeah, pretty sure binki weaning stinks!!
The idea of cutting up the binkis made me so sad. I can’t imagine what it would do to him. After we get settled and the normal routine is back in place we’ll try a new methodology.
The LIE: "I lost all the binkis"
I predict an acute, sharp, stabbing pain to be felt in my heart, and a look from Thing 1 that says…
With-all-do-respect-Mom-get-in-that-car-and-bye-me-a-new-one.
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13 Responses to “Could there be a different method??”
I SO FEEL YOUR PAIN!!!!! It was easier weaning my first off the binky than it is proving to be with the second. No wise words or suggestions. Just hang in there.
By Karen on Jun 10, 2006
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By Valarie on Jun 10, 2006
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By shutupnoway on Jun 11, 2006
Not that I am the pinnacle of mothering, but I figured if the kids needs to suck, let them suck on a binki instead of their thumbs. I just let them wean themselves, it was easier on them, and easier on me.
I promise that none of them were using them when they went to kindergarten!
By Lianne on Jun 11, 2006
lol about the transgender hair accessory!
i hope your weaning goes off well - no damaged children or parents.
By emily on Jun 13, 2006
Ah the binki. I am thinking of weaning my son off of his soon. But then I dread putting him to bed without it. I will be watching your progress.
By Rachelle on Jun 13, 2006
SO hard…
We never did binky weaning, but bottle weaning was tough on us.
By Stephanie on Jun 14, 2006
Oh, I HATE weaning of any kind. It is torture for them and torture for me. Hate it, hate it, hate it!!!!! I feel the pain you are in!
By Kristen on Jun 14, 2006
hey at least it buys you some moments of pluggedness- i have a non binking whiner–
By smartmama on Jun 15, 2006
Wow, we are going through the same thing. I finally told her that her “me-me’s” are all gone except for the one that we TIED to her bed. The string is only about ten inches long and she willingly takes a nap every afternoon.
Good luck to you and good luck to me.
By Stephanie on Jun 15, 2006
Pearl is my first kid who would have anything to do with a binky so I know nada about kicking the habit… but there is a funny kids book called “Benny and the Binky” by Barbro Lindgren about a pig and his baby brother’s binky. It won’t help with your problem… but it’s stinkin’ funny… a little violent, but that’s part of it’s charm.
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