Sorry we haven't posted in awhile. We've been under a LOT of stress and it hasn't been much of a priority.
We are currently in pacifier hell. I found out from a speech pathologist at school that a child using a pacifier can alter the shape of their palate and the pacifier is considered an orthodontic device. This alteration of the palate is NOT a good thing and can cause something called tounge thrust which can mess up the formation of her baby and permanent teeth and her speech. So now we are trying to break her of this nasty habit with little success. Last Christmas we tried to get rid of it once and for all but had the angriest little child. Now we're trying to do this again and it just isn't working. The thing that is REALLY irritating is that for the first two weeks of her life she didn't even WANT a pacifier and was content to suck on her tounge. Now 2 1/2 years later we're still dealing with it. I don't ever want another child of mine to use a pacifier - it's just so horrible to try to get rid of it.
Friday, August 29, 2008
The Great Pacifier Debates
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We were lucky in that John gave his up very easily at a year, but I know a lot of people that have gone through this. A few suggestions I have heard....
- Have the paci fairy come. Tie a pretty ribbon around the paci and hang it from a tree outside before bed. In the morning have a little gift hanging in its place
- Plant the paci in the yard in the hopes that it will grow a paci tree
- Bite the bullet and go cold turkey :)
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