Binky Yucky

So after our trip to the dentist, I was determined to be done with Tanner's binky. I thought the idea of having the binky taste gross made sense. I would still give the binky to Tanner. It would be his choice to not take it because it tastes nasty. My fear was that Tanner wouldn't mind the yucky taste.

A couple of days ago we put Tanner to bed as usual. I didn't give Tanner his binky until he asked for it. "Binky," he said. I handed him his binky and he immediately put it into his mouth. He started sucking away on it and I feared he might not notice the taste.

Tanner took it out of his mouth and just looked at it.

Tanner put it back into his mouth and then immediately took it back out and said, "Binky yucky." He started crying. I had one spare binky I hadn't ruined and I almost went and got it because of his sad face but I held strong. Tanner just kept saying, "Binky yucky" over and over.

I took the binky from Tanner and placed it next to him on his bed. I wanted it to be his choice that he didn't take it. He fussed a little bit, but then went right to bed. The next day I gave him his binky at nap time and he immediately said, "Binky yucky," and wouldn't take it. He did this for a couple of days. I even asked him once or twice if he wanted his binky and he would shake his head no saying, "binky yucky." I can't believe how easy it was to get rid of this habit. I remember with Gage we took it away over Thanksgiving weekend and it was days of screaming for an hour each night. This was so much easier!