How do I get rid of it?

Re: How do I get rid of it?

• drkcrystl4@aol.com

  February 2012

  IMO I don't think it's bad for them to need it at 7 weeks.  I would wait until they are older and can self soothe with their own thumb, unless it's interfering with your breastfeeding.  I know my son much prefers my finger to a pacifier, not sure if offering you finger would help or not.  At least that's kind of skin to skin and not rubber.  I actually had a friend tell me that his mother poked holes in his pacifier so it was less effective when she wanted him to stop using it.
  

  

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• Lisa9926 member

  February 2012

  Neither of mine would take one, but you should just let your baby have it.  They are still young enough to need that sucking for comfort.  You can break the baby of it when they are older.

  

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• MesmrEwe member

  February 2012

  IMO, leave the paci alone!!  If your LO was 7mo then it'd be a different discussion possibly, but for now, just leave the paci alone...

  

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• jnk062602

  February 2012

  drkcrystl4@aol.com:

  I actually had a friend tell me that his mother poked holes in his pacifier so it was less effective when she wanted him to stop using it.
  

  This is the method we used for dd when we weaned her of it - it is called Bye Bye binkie and you can google to find it. But basically it allows them to choose to wean (bc it feels different) and then it is not a long drawn out process. Worked great for us. I wouldn't do it on a newborn though - they don't know it is "broken".

  But OP at this age they still want to suck. Using you as a pacifier is just going to make you sore - bc it is comfort sucking instead of efficient sucking. It's up to you though.  

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• kregan2@hotmail.com member

  February 2012

  Thanks for all the help - I decided to get rid of it later, when she doesn't need to suck as much - and really limit when she uses it right now (ie. when she seems to need it to go to sleep, as opposed to always giving it to her....) Hopefully that will at least help with her not being as dependent on it to soothe all the time. She's just now getting her hands up by her face more and being interested in them, so I'm hoping that might help her soothe herself, at least during the daytime (we swaddle at night).
  

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