Binky Detox: day 1
My sweet little girl is totally obsessed with her Binky. She would suck on that thing all day, everyday if I let her. She loves it. Because of this, up until now I have only let her have it when she was in her crib. Well, I decided that enough was enough & I was going to take it away. So last night I put her to bed without it. She of course cried, screamed & yelled. After about 5 minutes I decided to go in her room & offer her some comfort. I picked her up & we sat in her rocking chair. I was hoping for some snuggle time. That was the last thing on her mind. She wrestled with me for about 3 minutes until I decided it was a waste of time. I explained to her that it was bed time, & she needed to go to sleep. She did not want to hear what I had to say. So, I kissed her goodnight, put her back in bed, & left the room. She cried for about another 6 minutes before it was silent. (Sigh)............I am such a great parent! This is going to be easy, I thought to myself.
Now before I go any further I believe an award is in favor!
The Award for the biggest looser Mom goes to........................
Amber Jensen, wait. What? Why?
At about 6:30 am I woke up to Owen right in my face. "Mom" he said. "Abbie's crib is a mess, come see it." So I quickly got up and ran into Abbie's room to see something that I will never forget. She apparently had gotten herself so upset last night about the Binky situation that she had thrown up. It was everywhere, & it was completely dry. Her blanket, doll, sheets and crib slats where totally crusty with vomit. It was in her hair, it was on the floor, it was everywhere. I felt so horrible. How could I have let my little baby sleep in that all night? Why didn't I go check on her after she had fallen asleep? I am such a looser. As I looked at my dirty daughter feeling so horrified & upset, she looked up at me & gave me the cutest little smile. Isn't that sad? She had slept in her own vomit last night because I didn't check on her & she just smiled at me. I wanted to cry. What a sweetie heart girl. Tonight I think I will check on her! Hopefully the rest of this detox won't be so eventful. Stay tuned................
2 comments:
Getting rid of the binky is AWFUL. I HATE it. It took Collin months before he started to sleep like his normal self again. He still freaks out if he sees them in the store and asks me to buy him one.
Don't feel too bad about the messy crib. You are not the only one that has happened to. I did that more than one time with Sophie.
Good luck! Hopefully it is all down hill from here.
I haven't had to deal with getting rid of a binky but I have had the wonderful experience of cleaning up throw-up. The smell alone wanted to make me hurl. Poor kid! I am sure she will be binky free in no time!
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