What is a mamo you ask. When H was about one I asked her to ask for her pacifier. I would say, "Say binky please" and she would respond, "Mamo, peez". It was very definately not mama but mamo. After trying to get her to say binky I realized that is a silly word too and we went with mamo.
Anyways, she has only had her mamos at nighttime in her crib and she sleeps well with them but she has this weird thing where she must have one in her hand and one in her mouth. This causes problems if she drops one or can't find one she won't go to sleep. So I decided maybe it was time to say farewell. However, she is very sad about it as if she has just said goodbye to her very best friend (which is a cry I know well since she cries everytime she says goodbye to all of her friends!) I know some people cut their child's pacifier but I figure for H that would cause as much grief and sadness as if I just had her "give it away". But she saw where I put them.
So last night I rubbed her back and assured her that she could sleep without them and then left the room. We heard her cry for a second and then quiet! A victory! About 30 minutes later I went in to check on her and by her mouth...a mamo! Apparently she had stashed one she found behind her crib that day under her pillow. Of course she fell asleep fine!
So now I am in a tough place. Do I continue with this difficult situation and give back the mamos that she so desperately wants or keep going and hope that her sadness will soon dissapear. I think the situation may be as hard for me as her because I will admit I still think it's adorable when I see her with it in her mouth in her crib! I'm not against her still having it, I just think it would be easier on all of us if she didn't. So today, Farewell to the mamos...we'll see about tomorrow!
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When we've reached this point with our boys, I'm pretty sure it was harder on me than on them! Just hang in there, you can do it...it does get easier with each night you have her go without it. The key is to remain consistent...isn't that the key to most parenting?
Good luck!
Good luck with that. Both my kids weaned themselves of their binkies by 4 months, but then they became thumb-suckers. MUCH harder to wean! We're still trying to get Savannah to stop.
So I've heard of parents having "farewell" celebrations for their Mamos. The one that made me smile was sending the Mamo off on a helium balloon to another baby who needed it. And you wave goodbye as it sails into the sky. Maybe going a bit overboard, but it sounded cute!
Good luck with that - we're not their yet. I'll be interested to see what you decide to do!
I'm a softy on all this. She's a baby. Why not have a binky? Maybe just limit it to bedtime and naptime. That's all. Then what's the harm. I did send Katelyn's binky to the moon tied to helium balloons. It was kind of sad. She was fine after a night though.
We still have ours around... Mostly at night - but it always ends up falling out when he stops sucking on it. My other kids have all outgrown them by three!
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