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SLEEP => Naps => Topic started by: Colesmom on August 31, 2005, 18:44:00 pm
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Hi,
DS is almost 5 months. Last thursday i ditched the paci and DS doesn't seem to have missed it. Obviously it was more a prop for me than him.
I had plugged him up so much i didn't know his hunger, fussy, tired cues.
Anyhow, I am on the road to recovering my self esteem as a mom learn his cues. He can only stay up about 1.25-1.5 hours right now and I'm hoping on using the techniques shown in the post "Tracy helped Josie get past 45 min. naps"
My question is, do you think I should use a paci if it will help him settle in for naps...or at the very least to extend his naps? I would take it out once he's asleep and hopefully it wouldn't become a prop...or would it?
I really don't want him to grow dependant on it.
(he's still not finding his hands regularly-especially when all worked up)
Thanks
Traci
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With Abigail, I use a paci just to settle her down before naptime.
I bring her to her room, sit with her and put the paci in her mouth, and put her down when she is calm but still awake. I put her down with the paci but she usually spits it out and finds her thumb.
As far as extending naps, I have NEVER had any success with using the paci to extend naps.
Also, Abigail never wants her paci any other time, just to calm down before naptime and bedtime.
HTH
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DS is napping/going down wonderfully now. I can see him suck his tongue to soothe himself. Of course, that was the cause of a bad latch for days 1-3...and I thought it was a curse, and now it is a blessing!
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That great! Congrats!