CP: pacifiers

cs1225

Since I'm up with Paige, figured I would do a poll![Poll]

Mistifier

Only when pushed by MIL while my backbone was still growing

jja0812

My MIL was obsessed with the pacifier too! She was constantly shoving one in his mouth for no reason at all, no matter how many times I reminded her that if he's happy and content, he doesn't need it.  Once when she was going to watch him for a few hours I purposely left it out of the diaper bag that I sent along with him. It was the first thing she looked for and she made my husband come home to get it. I don't understand. I am not opposed to pacifiers. We use one occasionally (when he'll take it, because he doesn't always). But I feel like some people think they need to constantly be plugging a baby's mouth with something, whether it's a paci, a bottle, or snacks.

I know I'm now going off on a tangent, but my MIL also thinks that if he doesn't fall asleep with his bottle (no matter what time of day it is or how long he has already napped), then I didn't send her enough milk in the bottle. Because a 9 month should fall asleep every time he eats??

Amberrrr

LOL!!! Jessica that sounds just like my MIL too.

For a while in the beginning, she would always ask 'Ooooo where's the binky?', and I'd have to remind her for the millionth time he doesn't take them. And when she was near one, she'd stick it in his mouth, he'd spit it out, and there she was sticking it right back in again. I think she's caught me rolling my eyes... I wasn't trying to be discreet about it at all.

But I voted 'never'. We've tried it a couple times back in the witching hour days. We weren't too pushy about it because I didn't want to have to go through the whole 'paci weaning' dilemma. Also, at the hospital they told me to be sure not to replace his feedings with the paci, and as a new mom I was terrified of not being able to produce enough milk/ensure adequate weight gain- so I avoided it.

Now I'll hand one over to him and he gnaws on it. He treats it like a toy...

Mistifier

Jessica, Amber... do we have the same MIL?!

ha ha I am guessing it is a generational thing. When he was brand new, she would question if I nursed him within a half hour of the last session, but the nurses all encourage nursing on demand if you can because you never know how much they're drinking, it is a comfort, etc. MIL has even tried "advising" over the dr. before though! 

sunnyday016

He uses it for bedtime, naptime, and usually in the car. I wouldn't say he has it "all day" but if he's really cranky we pop it in.

karleegirl

sunnyday016:

He uses it for bedtime, naptime, and usually in the car. I wouldn't say he has it "all day" but if he's really cranky we pop it in.

Same here.

runrinserepeat

We weaned her of of it a few weeks ago. I don't even know where they are anymore, it's a great feeling.

lancyjo

Aria stopped the paci cold turkey on her own around 2 months. Now, she uses the soothie kind as chewy toys when teething.

Jen0204

Thanks for this poll, it was a good push. The girls are used to having them available whenever but usually only se them when they sleep or in the car.mi just said to H that I want to stop making them available all of the time now and only keep them in their cribs and in the car. Once we see how that goes we'll start taking them away for naps, then overnight, then in the car. My nephew still uses one 24/7 and has a huge gap in his teeth and I wonder if that's part of the issue (a gap in between his two front top teeth).