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I dont know what to do abt pacifier

TiaGTiaG
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My dd is not napping because of her pacifier. It falls out every 3 minutes and she wakes up hysterical, I pop it back in and the pattern repeats itself. I have tried rocking her to sleep and pulling it out so she can see that she can fall asleep without it but the second I get up from the rocker she is rooting for it and screaming.

I am torn, I know she is an infant and this is a reflex and she thinks she needs to have something in her mouth to sleep. But she isnt getting any sleep because of it. Her naps are max 20 minutes and she is yawning and exhausted all day. she has bags under her eyes. This has been going on for weeks.

It feels wrong to try and wean her from it this early, she will most certainly cry her heart out.

Any advice?

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Re: I dont know what to do abt pacifier

  • weemodinweemodin

    Duct tape.

     Kidding.  That sucks.  Have you tried pacifier training?  It's where you tug on the pacifier repeatedly to strengthen her mouth.  The Happiest Baby on the Block book describes it well.

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  • ABMcKinneyABMcKinney
    I would try weaning her.... maybe show her how to put her hand to her mouth instead? That's how Robbie soothes himself to sleep.
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  • TiaGTiaG

    ive done the whole pull on it so she knows how to hold onto it and she gets that but once she falls asleep it falls out and she's up screaming.

    and..

    ive let her put her fingers in her mouth and she just wakes up frustrated bcs it dosent fufill her need.

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  • di0607di0607 member
    Throw the paci out the window and don't look back! Devil If only I can follow my own advice. Honestly, we have the same issue and DS is about the same age. He did his for most of the night last night.
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  • JettakyJettaky
    DS did this, we would just hold it in until he was sound asleep and stopped sucking on it. It would just fall out and he was fine. It was a PITA to hold it in all the time but he wanted it and wouldn't sleep without it. Our pedi also had us try different paci's the MAM's are the ones that work the best for us, he keeps them in much better.
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  • TiaGTiaG
    ive held it in her mouth until she was dead asleep, she'll sleep 20 minutes and wake up. she cannot soothe herself back to sleep without it.
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  • iHeartJoeiHeartJoe
    having had experience w/ a little girl who did the same thing (i was her nanny for over a year), if i was in your position I'd ditch the paci now to avoid more trouble later. she didn't and it was a pita until she could aptly get the paci back in herself (months later).
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  • TiaGTiaG
    i tried this afternoon to get her to nap without it, i held her while she cried and she wailed for almost an hour while i held her and tried to soothe her. i felt awful like the worst evil mother in the world and gave it back. it felt like i was letting her CIO. But clearly its unhealthy to not get any sleep bcs of a stupid paci. Confused
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