So, I finally feel like I can get back to my old life! It took about 2 weeks for him to be back to normal sleeping habits, so I don't think that was that bad. Here's how it went... If you really care :)
- 1st night was really, really bad! He just had no idea of how to relax on his own. Also, he's got comfort issues and won't let me rock him or cuddle him or anything, so he had to do it on his own.
-1st 2 days were really bad too! It would take about 1-3 hrs for me to get him to take a nap. Nighttime was a little better, cause he was soooo tired! The only way I could calm him down was to rub his hand. So, that worked a little. The only problem was we were in there until he fell asleep. Oops!
-Then it got to the point where he'd only fall asleep if we were in there, the second we'd walk out it'd all be over. So, it took us about a week to get him off of that. We'd have to leave, let him cry real good, come in, calm him down and leave again. He'd finally be so tired he'd just fall asleep. I think it helped cause he knew we were still there, and we'd come is if he REALLY needed us.
- Yesterday was the first day he took all naps and nighttime that he didn't cry at all before falling asleep! I can finally start going out again and running errands and not have to worry too much about his naps! YA!!!
So, for all of you who are thinking of taking your kids off of the binki, do it! It really is worth it! Just be strong! And, what works for one person, might not work for you kids, so just figure out what works best for you and stick to it! That's one thing kids understand... CONSISTENCY!