When we first had kids, I was determined not to have babies who were tied to their Binkies. Elise rarely used one her first year of life. I think it was due to a rough teething season, but somewhere along the way, she became addicted. I was glancing through some pictures of her between the age of one and two, and it was almost rare to find a picture without the Binky in her mouth! She just loved that thing! As she neared two, we made a "Binky stays in the bed" rule. She could have it for naptime and nighttime only.
She adjusted very quickly to not having a Binky in the daytime. But her nighttime attachment only grew. For several months Elise would often wake up twice a night crying because her Binky fell out and she couldn't find it. Eventually Nik got a little pouch that we tied onto the crib that held extra Binkies so, should she lose one, she knew where to get another one. It worked fairly well, but wake up calls due to a lost Binky were still not uncommon. We got pretty tired of it, so when she turned two, she said goodbye to her dear Binky. It was a sad parting, but within a couple of days she had recovered.
Joely too turned into a Binky-lover. And now he also has a nigh time and naptime only Binky rule. And often he will wake up crying because he lost his Binky (although not as often as Elise did). And so he too, when he turns two, will have to say goodbye to his dear bedtime friend.
(original post 11-08-08)
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