pacifiers- good or bad

[happyfeet88]

Hi ladies, when wud one give a pacifier to baby, and what r the pros an cons. I recently given to my lo, after feedin id give it to her it helps my lo fall asleep much quicker. Im not sure if its sucha a gud thing, i giv it to her wen she struggles to fall asleep, but it wud be nice to knw wht other moms thnk. My angel is 8wks

[laceylace_2004]

We gave ours to our son the night he was born to help him learn how to suck through a bottle correctly. It helped him eat so much more efficiently. When he was around 10 months old, we began taking it away during the day and only allowed it for nap times.  Children after 12 months begin to "bond" so we had to break the cycle. He became less and less dependent on it, and when he started walking at 12 months, i told him one night to throw his binkie away (just joking). He walked in there, opened the lid, chunked it, ,closed the lid, and never whimpered for it again. We were shocked how easy it was for him. My only complaint was them falling out at night that led to the screaming until he could find it himself. I will say if you use pacifiers and trying to break the habit, they have a stash in their bed sheets. I found 10 of them in his corner when we were weaning him.

[rachyrou]

I'm pro dummies. completely. I see no problem, and a new study shows it reduces the risk of SIDS by amazing ammounts. I just don't give it to her all the time. Just bed time/ nap time. They say not to give it when they're playing as it discourages them from making noises, sounds etc. The only time it's a pain is when they're teething and they dribble alot, alot of the dribble sticks behind the dummy which can make a bad rash, but if that's the case we use it as little as possible. :) People stick their noses in, but remember they're called soothers for a reason. I'd rather my baby be calm and have it to help her be content, than be crying for ages getting distressed. we are hoping to wean her off it soon though as she's now 13mos.

[happyfeet88]

I introduced it especially because she ***** her fingers wen she sleeps an ***** so hard i noticed tht the skin lukd irritated, an to soothe her as well wen i change her or wen shes so exhaustd after bath she gets cranky, id like to thank all the ladies for the great advice and support means alot

[JennBism]

My son used one & on his first bday we had a big boy day and he threw all of his away. My daughter was not having one at all, she chose her thumb. She is now 8 years old and when she is super tired we have to remind her, take your thumb out, you are not a baby anymore. I hope this one will take one!

[Lesley27]

Im pro suckie :) with my first she was in the NICU for a couple days and when i got to go see her for the first time she had one in her mouth already lol so the nurses gave her one and she wasnt even 24 hours old and she had one since... with my second it helps her fall asleep and i dip it into the gripe water if she is really fussy and she takes it faster....calms her right to sleep :)

[cnhauk]

she can sleep with it. if it falls out while she's asleep, don't try and put it back in though. do what works for you. my dh made a good point the other day-since becoming parents, we really try not to judge other parents just because they do things differently than us. you do what works for you and as long as it's no harm to anyone, who cares!