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We desperately need some help here. My dd (26 months) is extremely attached to her nuk. She only has it for naps and bedtime. We recently took her to the dentist and he said that she has an overbite that is probably caused from the nuk. He strongly suggested stopping the nuk as soon as we can because her teeth could go back to normal, as long as we don't wait too long. After the appt., we talked about it with her and put all of her nuks in a bag (she used to sleep with 4 in her bed... we're down to just 1 now.) We talked about taking the bag of nuks to the dentist/toy store/wherever and that she could get something else to sleep with. She even got to pick out a stuffed puppy at the toy store. So, we've been talking about getting rid of the nuk for several months. We talk about how she is a big girl now and that big girls don't need nuks. We go through all of her "big girl" friends and cousin (that she looks up to) and how they don't have nuks.
Yesterday, she told me she didn't need her nuk any more. She said it again today, but of course, as soon as nap time came, she started begging/crying for her nuk. Then tonight, I tried to clip the tip off the nuk. Well, that was a nightmare!!! She was SOOO upset that her nuk was "broken". She wouldn't even stay in her bed. I thought if we could maybe get through one rough night (or a few), she would adjust and maybe forget about it (with lots of distraction on my part). I finally gave her another non-"broken" one and she was ecstatic. She closed her eyes and went straight to sleep.
I don't know what else to do, except wait awhile and try again. I just don't see an end in sight. I'm afraid she will NEVER give up the nuk!
Kim
Yesterday, she told me she didn't need her nuk any more. She said it again today, but of course, as soon as nap time came, she started begging/crying for her nuk. Then tonight, I tried to clip the tip off the nuk. Well, that was a nightmare!!! She was SOOO upset that her nuk was "broken". She wouldn't even stay in her bed. I thought if we could maybe get through one rough night (or a few), she would adjust and maybe forget about it (with lots of distraction on my part). I finally gave her another non-"broken" one and she was ecstatic. She closed her eyes and went straight to sleep.
I don't know what else to do, except wait awhile and try again. I just don't see an end in sight. I'm afraid she will NEVER give up the nuk!
Kim