pacifiers

capullito

Hi! I have a now 5 week old baby. I have to say it was tough at the beginning but it definetly has gotten easier day by day. Sometimes my baby is alert and happy and then the next second she starts crying histerically and thre is nothing I can do. Putting her on a sling and Pacifiers seem to do the trick sometimes.  The sling I am happy about but the pacifier is what I have mix feelings about. I think that sometimes that is just what all parents do to make there babys be quiet and they don't teach the baby how to cope on their own and learn how to calm themselves down by themselves. Any suggestions or opinions would be helpful?

HappyMommy28

My three week old is a comfort sucker.  He would scream and cry and would love to suck on my breast for comfort and not food.  It made nights very difficult.  Introducing the pacifier was a godsend.  He now sleeps 3-5 hours at a time during the night and will usually wake up 2 - 3 times as apposed to every other hour like before.