testing a theory re: pacis and sttn

alibabbbs · June 2010

It seems as though my friends' babies who sttn use pacis. DS has never cared for a paci, but I wonder if he would sleep better with one. So, I'm testing a theory here.[Poll]

MrsPatterson · June 2010

We give DS his paci when we put him down, but he usually spits it out shortly after, so he doesn't actually need it to fall asleep.

jillianfries · June 2010

Ry sttn now and he uses a pacifier. I had a rough 9ish months with him though. He spits his pacifier out soon after he's asleep.

jessicaclare · June 2010

My child that sttn at 7 weeks and was an awesome sleeper (DD1) hated the paci. My younger DD loves the paci and then spits that effer out a million times a night and doesn't sttn.

albertabride06 · June 2010

He only gets a paci in bed. He falls asleep with it and spits it out right after that. Since he figured out how to put his paci back in his mouth himself (around 8.5 mths) he has been sleeping 12 hrs at night.

**Gretchen** · June 2010

We tried unsuccessfully to take away the pacifier (soothie in our house). She would go to sleep fine, but would wake up in the middle of the night. We reintroduced the soothie, convinced her she liked it again, and got back to sttn. We throw 2-3 in with her so she can find one if she wakes up now.

Jessica-Kay · June 2010

We took Ds's paci away over a month ago now. He STTN just fine without it. He mainly used it as a chew toy anyways. He would always throw it out of his bed after we put him down.

meg1974 · June 2010

DD has always used a paci to sleep. We encourage it b/c it reduces SIDS risk. She definitely falls asleep better with it, but I don't know if it has anything to do with whether she STTN or not. I actually think it makes them sleep lighter, which is why it reduces the risk of SIDS. That would imply that it makes them less likely to STTN.

Temp984666312503071 · June 2010

DD has never cared for pacis and she STTN. That being said, she is a thumb sucker when she's tired.

mechanicsgirl · June 2010

SS. We give DD a paci when we put her down and she spits it out when she goes to sleep. If she wakes up, she'll put it back in and may or may not keep it.

She STTN sometimes (what I call STTN, 8:30-5:30, then wake up to eat and back down until 7:30, but I wake up at 5:30 for good). Usually she's up once or twice.

SheriBT · June 2010

MrsPatterson:
We give DS his paci when we put him down, but he usually spits it out shortly after, so he doesn't actually need it to fall asleep.

This exactly.

SheriBT · June 2010

MrsPatterson:
We give DS his paci when we put him down, but he usually spits it out shortly after, so he doesn't actually need it to fall asleep.

This exactly.

gumiberg · June 2010

we never gave either a baby a paci and they both STTN at 4 months (had a sleep regression at 5 months and resumed STTN at 6 months)

They each went through a thumb sucking stage.

penguingrrl · June 2010

Neither of my girls ever had a paci. DD1 STTN starting at 10 weeks and never stopped. DD2 is hit or miss with STTN, but when she does wake up she genuinely needs food and goes right back to sleep after nursing.

SFAug07 · June 2010

We weaned DD from the paci when she was 4 months old because it actually interfered with her sleep. She fell asleep with the paci, then it fell out at some time and when she was in a lighter sleep phase, she was looking for it and crying. She started STTN when she didn't need the paci anymore.

nmc29 · June 2010

DS falls asleep with the paci and when he stirs around 5am, we give it back to him and he goes back to sleep until either we wake him up to go to daycare or usually around 7:30 on the weekends.

Lucky428 · June 2010

The crib is the only spot where DS is allowed to have his paci. He STTN mostly.

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