Stay Strong Momma!

I have recently began the endeavor of breaking my baby girl from her soother attachment.  She was never one to need it all the time but it was a must for easy bed time/nap times.  It made life easy cause you just popped it in there and she knew what she was suppose to be doing.  Until it fell out..no problem, i'll just pop it back in there.  Fell out again..no problem, I got that for ya darling.  Fall out again, and again, and again, and again.  Until it has fallen out so many times I consider myself the stair master!  It's not the worst thing in the world by any means.  Good work out to get those extra baby pounds off, but really, how well can she really be sleeping if she wakes up every time it falls out.  It has to go! 
The controversial part is that she is not quite 3 months old yet. There are some that say that this is too young to take it from her and others that say the younger the better; they won't remember and haven't officially created a bond to it yet.  I beg to differ.  Perhaps not a bond but there is definitely a reliance on it.  It makes her feel cozy and secure and doesn't like the idea of someone taking that away.  It's like telling an adult they can't have that comfort food they crave when they're having a tough day.  Not necessarily good for us but it makes us feel better temporarily. 
Anyways, I started off pretty slowly.  She hasn't been feeling well because of some formula issues but we've been to the dr. and she seems to be doing a little better.  I started off putting her down for her nap a couple minutes early without her soother and see if she would ask for it.  If she asked for it I would give it to her.   If not, all the better for me.  Lots of times she wouldn't ask for it, fall asleep, and then wake up halfway wanting it.  After a couple days of this I moved onto if she asked for it I would let her talk it out for like 5 mins.  Not run to her with it like I usually do.  Sometimes she would talk it out with herself and realize she could live without it, others she ended up screaming bloody murder.  We are on day 6 and 3 naps in I've only had to give her her soother once *knock on wood*. 
Moral of the story is stay strong; stick with it!  Might seem like a pointless task, like you may just be torturing yourself and her.  It does get better and easier.  I'm sure both of us will be thankful in the end!