Pacifiers

miraclemarie · May 2013

What's your view? Do you use them and if so what brand?
Idk if I want to use them. She was born on Thursday and hasn't had one yet but tries to put her hands in her mouth.

LaineyPaney · May 2013

I like the Soothie ones.

Lolalipsy · May 2013

No idea which brand yet but the hospital recommends them for 6 months. Whether we use one just depends on our baby.

1and1is3 · May 2013

I always said I would never use them... Then she was born. I've only needed it once or twice at night so far though. She is the perfect baby during the day. The reason I didn't want to use one is that I heard that a baby finding its hands to suck on was a huge developmental leap. She found her hands by the second day though so I figured it would be fine. A friend gave me mine and I can't remember the brand but it looks a lot like the one the hospital uses I believe.
EDIT: mobile bumping

LN1024 · May 2013

cromie713:
LaineyPaney:
I like the Soothie ones.nbsp;
Yep. That's the only kind he will take

Same for us.

BekW2009 · May 2013

DD1 used them and it was great. Not only did it sooth her but a bonus was when she started to get mobile it deterred her from putting random stuff in her mouth. It also is said to decrease the chance of SIDS.
My DD2 won't take one... But she won't self soothe so right now I'm at a loss!

wcvsb3b5 · May 2013

She won't take one but sometimes I really, really wish she would!

sugarmamma · May 2013

We used it here and there. DD was not dependent- she turned out to be a finger sucker.

The brand depends on what your LO prefers.

Allure816 · May 2013

Soothies are what they recommend if you're breast feeding. It's also the pacifier the hospital uses when doing a circumcision.

MermaidNM · May 2013

I was a thumbsucker with horrible consequences so I will do anything to avoid that. DD took one for 8 months and still BFed for 18 months. Plus I enjoy not being a human pacifier.

KLJ3 · May 2013

DS is a finger sucker and a tongue sucker. I had a free Nuk in one of the goodie bags from the OB, so I've used that maybe twice [when we had him swaddled with both arms down and therefore unavailable]. He wasn't sure what to do with it at first, but then he went to town!

cookinitup · May 2013

Avent brand. I gave one to DS at 4 days last time - that was the only kind that would stay in - the soothies popped out.

eco+ri · May 2013

LaineyPaney:
I like the Soothie ones.

Yep. I bought the Dr. Brown brand initially and she prefers the hospital soothie brand. And she hasn't had an issue with confusing the nipples either.

lashanna92 · May 2013

We haven't bought any yet. I'm waiting to see if he will even take one. If he likes and takes the hospital one, then I'll have to see and invest in some that are similar. If that doesn't work maybe try a different kind, but you never know.

alohamora · May 2013

We have a couple but we haven't even tried using them yet. So far he only cries when he's hungry and is satisfied afterwards. I'm open to trying them at some point though.

blush64 · May 2013

I have never used them but I breastfeed and have found that baby will comfort nurse a lot. It's like they use you as a human pacifier sometimes but it does 't last forever.

I am not opposed to them at all.

dominickana · May 2013

I used the Tommee Tippee brand with DD1 when she was a couple of months old. She only used them for a few months then luckily left them on her own.

capstone52501 · May 2013

We use Tommee tippee, and he really seems to like it. I am not a fan of pacifiers, I have seen way too many 3 and 4 year olds running around with them in their mouth. BUT there are times they are a necessary evil and really are a life saver.

So far our LO only takes one on rare occasions, such as when he is hungry and I am working on pumping or warming up some breast milk for him.

emjayrn · May 2013

We use Mam pacifiers. I gave her one last night for the first time at 2 weeks old, only because we just got breastfeeding down and i didnt want to mess with it. My son took it from day 1 till he was a year old.

ippichic · May 2013

cromie713:
LaineyPaney:
I like the Soothie ones.nbsp;
Yep. That's the only kind he will take

Ditto that here. Still have an inside baby, but DS took the soothie until he was about 3 months old. When he started getting teeth, he didn't want it anymore. I was so glad that it served its purpose but didn't end up being a habit we had to break at 2,3 or 4 years old!

gradmommy13 · May 2013

We're using the Soothie one that the hospital gave us.

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