UrbanBaby

07.26.08, 14:28 PM Newborn
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my mom keeps telling me that my 3 week old is not getting enough sucking time and needs a pacifier. anyone heard truth to this. i am against getting her stuck on a pacifier but sick of hearing my mom tell me she needs one. tia. [ Reply | Watch | Flag ]
Newborn 07.26.08, 02:28 PM Flag

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Tell your mom that while that was the belief when she raised babies, it is not the belief now. Not all babies need pacifiers. My two never got used to one, and my second actively disliked it. [ Reply | More

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General Topics 07.26.08, 02:30 PM Flag

Neither of mine ever pacified. get Kathleen Huggins' book "The Nursing Mother's Companion". Smile sweetly and say "Thank you for your concern." [ Reply | More

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General Topics 07.26.08, 02:35 PM Flag

Sucking does soothe them so you might find them useful. If you stop after 4months it wont be that hard to ween them. [ Reply | More

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General Topics 07.26.08, 02:40 PM Flag

Two of my kids used pacifiers, one did not. If the baby is not cranky or needs to be soothed, I wouldn't start it. [ Reply | More

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General Topics 07.26.08, 03:03 PM Flag

I never used pacifiers with either dc. [ Reply | More

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General Topics 07.26.08, 03:20 PM Flag

DB having problems falling asleep for naps and so I've started giving her a pacifier after she lays down in the crib. She'll usually suck/chew on it for 1-5 min. and then spit it out. I think sometimes it helps her soothe herself to sleep, sometimes not. But I only want to use it for nap soothing since I've been having lots of problems getting her down. DB is now 6 mos old and was never interested in a pacifier until now (she sucks on her fingers and toys). When she was 3 weeks, she would stay on my breast and suck and that continued until ~4.5 mos. [ Reply | More

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General Topics 07.26.08, 03:55 PM Flag

^^ I also didn't want to get my DB stuck on a pacifier early, even though I tried it a few times when she was fussy. [ Reply | More

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General Topics 07.26.08, 03:57 PM Flag