The 45 Minute Intruder and Pacifiers

Last night, I told David that I'm going to make a bonfire of the pacifiers today.  He took one look at me, squeezed tightly and sympathetically said, "you've lost it." 

And that I have...I rounded up all of the pacifiers (including the new ones we just bought this past weekend) and hid them in a basket in the nursery.  Reason being, our beautiful, sweet, previously good sleeping baby has become a paci-junkie.  She slept in her pack-n-play last night and woke up 3 times to eat between 8pm and 7am (not too bad actually).  However, she also woke up 3 times (45 minutes after she falls asleep almost to the minute!) searching for that pacifier that fell out midway through her sleep pattern.  Without this interim pacifier fix, she wouldn't return to sleep, and at 3am, who am I to reason with her that it's completely unnecessary. 

She used to be an angelic sleeper. I could put her down before she was completely asleep. I wouldn't need to rock, walk, or sing her to sleep.  She'd just go right down.  Now, she needs a pacifier to fall asleep.

So, here are the new rules for pacifier usage (right from the paci-nazi's keyboard):
-church
-airplanes
-out of the house to calm upset crying (family houses are excluded)

The old pacifier rules that are no longer allowable:
-to extend between feedings
-car rides
-pain from gas/cramps/bloating/migraines/broken limbs, etc. (this treatment has been resolved with the miracle juice - see prior posting)