Do you use a pacifier?

Shelleybell · July 2011

my lo loveess it and I unfortunately hate it because as soon as it falls out I she starts screaming. Any advice?

mama31 · July 2011

Is she using a soothie or a regular pacifier? We found that a regular pacfier worked better with DD. It still fell out, but just not as much as a soothie.

fluffybuns · July 2011

They eventually will be able to get it and put it back in themselves, unfortunately, that's not for awhile!

Hang in there until that happens.

I wish my lo would take a binky! She hates them.

juliane2004 · July 2011

mama31:
Is she using a soothie or a regular pacifier? We found that a regular pacfier worked better with DD. It still fell out, but just not as much as a soothie.

This is my opinion too. But DS only took soothies, so I bought a wubbanub (https://www.wubbanub.com/products_main.html). While swaddled (up to 5.5 months) I would put this in his mouth, and loosely hold it down with a receiving blanket over it. He could still get it out of his mouth, but it doesn't fall away as easily.

HKDO08 · July 2011

I can't remember where I read this but sometimes if you use "reverse psychology" with the pacifier it works. When you put it in, give it a few seconds then lightly tug on it as if you were going to pull it out. Makes the baby suck on it harder. Then wait a couple minutes and again tug at it.

MommaA117 · July 2011

I wish. DD wont take one.

shannonalise · July 2011

We didn't want to start a habit that would prevent DS from falling asleep on his own, so he only gets the paci in the following circumstances:

- he's already eaten, he's got a clean diaper, not tired, and only wants to suck to soothe (he doesn't want to nurse, but he does want to suck on something)

- we're riding in the car, because if he doesn't have it, he screams the entire way

I would suggest that you try to get her in the habit of falling asleep without the paci. I nannied for a baby from the time she was 3-9 months old, and that child could NOT sleep without her pacifier. Unfortunately, she also wasn't able to keep it in her mouth on her own for more than 15 minutes. This translated to very little sleep for her parents because they spent all night giving the paci back when she dropped it, and her naps during the day were in spurts of five minutes.

MaddysMama07 · July 2011

No. Neither of my girls took it for long term. DD1 used it from 3-6 months only for sleeping. DD2 used it from birth-2 months. DD2 uses it to chew on sometimes but that's it.

Try the Wubbanub maybe?

https://www.wubbanub.com/

Shelleybell · July 2011

mama31:
Is she using a soothie or a regular pacifier? We found that a regular pacfier worked better with DD. It still fell out, but just not as much as a soothie.

just switched pacifier's today. hope this one works better. Thank you all for the advice.

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