DS went for nap without paci - now what??

[Mama2C]

So DS is 15 months and has his paci for naps and bedtime. He likes it but has never been addicted to it. He can easily sleep in the car without it and sleeps through the night with it out of his mouth, occasionally finding it in the early morning.

Today he had a great nursing before nap and was really relaxed so instead of rinsing and giving him his paci as we normally do, we rinsed it, said goodbye to it and he went down without a fuss without it.

I have never tried to wean him and so this is a first. DD is 4 1/2 and still has it but she is very intense and has always NEEDED it desperately. I tried twice to wean her and it was AWFUL for her.

So this is new for us - are we to expect a regression tonight? tomorrow? in a few days? I assume we just keep saying "we said bye to it, remember?" I don't want him to get it back and then become addicted to it...

I wasn't really planning to wean today - was going to wait for the summer holiday but he just seemed in a great place to do it before his nap...and it worked at least for this nap...

[skatty]

I think if it was that easy for him he will be ok. MY dd was a dummy addict but we had talked about when she gives it up the fairies will come and take them and she can go to Build a Bear and one evening out for the blue she said she wanted the fairies to take them and that was it, I think if they are ready they are ready and it sounds like your DS isn't fussed, what a cool little man   

[Mama2C]

Katt - he is such a cool, relaxed little guy. Soooo different from DD! I am really hoping it is okay for him over the next few days and that perhaps it will inspire DD to give up hers!!!!

[skatty]

Oh yeah, if she is anything like my spirited 4yo she will