Well, I've been a mom for 6 months, and I still don't really know what I'm doing. Let me tell you the latest...
Last week I decided I was done with the binky. Am I crazy?? I had two reasons behind this decision. 1. If I get rid of it now, won't it be easier than in 1 year when he's super attached to it? 2. Cros had been waking up for a few nights (like 2 am) in a row crying because his bink would fall out. I would get up, put it back in and he would instantly fall back asleep. I thought that was a piece of cake. Well, just as I would be falling back asleep, 40 minutes later, he would spit it out again and wake up. So, by the time I finally fell back asleep, I had been awake for nearly 2 hours. I'm not cut out for that. I need my 9-10 hours of sleep! I have been so lucky to have a baby that was sleeping through the night at like 6 weeks. (I know... some of you might hate me right now).
So, last week I took it away. Crosby isn't overly attached to it, thankfully.. I only give it to him in his crib. The first few days were really hard. He would scream at nap time, and it would take a while for him to fall asleep at night. Then, he started falling asleep easier and easier. Just as I thought we were making progress, we drove to Utah. I don't know what I was thinking starting this little experiment before we drove 10 hours! Of course I had to give him his binky in the car. A small enclosed space, where we can't walk away... duh.
When we get back to Arizona next week, do I try to train him to go to sleep without a binky again? That thought kind of makes me want to throw up. Is it better to have a binky when he's teething? Does it matter? Should I just do it now and get it over with? Or, should I just let him have it and not worry about it? YOLO right?
