...are there any tricks out there to make the baby like it?
We bought three different kinds and none is really winning. My baby boy (5 weeks old) likes to suck (a lot!!) but I can't turn into his human pacifier!! He cries a lot when he's awake, don't think he's colicky as the moment I put him on my breast he sucks (not necessarily eating) and is fine.
Would appreciate some replies of other mommies went through this. Please tell me it's just a stage...
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Re: If baby doesn't keep the pacifier...
My LO isn't huge into the paci either, which I think is a blessing in the long run. He only like the Soothie ones, like the kind from the hospital. We often have to hold it in his mouth for a bit and/or tickle the roof of his mouth with it to get him to start sucking, then he'll attack it and usually calms down for a bit. Thankfully he always spits it out before he falls asleep so we mostly use it as we're getting a bottle ready or to settle him if he's really gassy.
You could always just try letting him suck on a clean finger tip if he won't take the paci and you don't want him on your boob all the time. You can also try giving him some mylicon gas drops to see if that's the reason he's fussy.
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DD didn't really like the pacifier until I bought her a Wubbanub that helps keep it in her mouth. Now she loves it. https://www.wubbanub.com/
This is exactly how DD is. Sometimes we'll hold it there and she'll just kind of chew on it for a minute before she realizes she's supposed to suck on it.
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What am I doing wrong with the Wubbanub?!?! My LO doesn't keep his paci in any longer with the Wubbanub, if anything he keeps it in less. HELP!!! I am sick of picking up a spit out paci.
ditto! She loves these! She'll take any kind but this is her favorite. Highly recommended.