We finally took the plunge and took the twins' pacifiers away. We've been contemplating it for awhile and our trip to the dentist for the 3 girls this morning solidified our decision.
Erin acted like such a big girl and went off alone with the hygienist to get her x-rays taken and then let the dentist clean and examine her teeth. Sarah was less convinced of the purpose of a dental visit and I had to sit with her in the chair and convince her they weren't trying to hurt her. Sloane was the most surprising, hopping up into the chair and sliding a pair of sunglasses on, reclining to watch Dora while they cleaned and examined her teeth and she never complained. Erin still has dysplasia in her enamel but they don't know if it will occur in her baby teeth. Her great dental hygiene has kept it in check so it needs no treatment. Sloane and Sarah also got a clean bill of dental health with the only other surprise that Sarah has two teeth fused together on the bottom. We don't know the long term impact - it could mean that one of her adult teeth is missing. The dentist wasn't concerned and advised that even if the adult tooth was missing there, it could be treated easily orthodontically.
Of course we received the pacifier speech and saw the damage it was causing. So, we made the dentist the bad guy and when the kids came home from school and asked for their "Bo"s and told them we left them at the dentists office. Commence screaming from school to home (poor Matt). After they were distracted with their new jump ropes, they stopped. Another 5 minutes of complaining at bed time and then to sleep. Hopefully it will stay this easy....and if it doesn't, please remind me that it was our wonderful idea to take these away the day before I have to have dental surgery and will need to rest at night tomorrow?
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