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May 2013 Moms
bhjones1980
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On the topic of pacifiers
bhjones1980
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That reminded me that I had to sterilize them as one of my last things to do.
but on another note, mostly to STMs, how soon do you use them? Right away? Wait to establish feeding before introducing them?
this is something I have not put much thought into.
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Re: On the topic of pacifiers
Everybody is different....
...I fully support using the Soothie pacifiers right away. I had no problems nursing DS and we used the Soothie pacifiers from day 1....
This.
forgive my FTM ignorance, but what is the difference between a regular pacifier and a soothie one?
https://www.soothiepacifier.com/
It is shaped differently than most pacifiers and used by many hospitals.
I was going to say that if you are delivering at a hospital you may want to check with the hospital to see if they will automatically give the baby a pacifier. At my hospital tour I was told all babies get a pacifier unless specifically told otherwise.
Yes, that's what I was told.
Just an FYI from your neighbor
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thanks for the tip!
Isn't your RCS this week?
I am not adamant about it, but I've seen how difficult it can be to take away pacifiers later and would like to avoid that if I can.
Of course I fully recognize that my plans may well go out the window when baby girl is screaming her head off and I'm ready to rip my hair out.
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I was that child who wouldn't give it up till I was like 3.5. My mother had a bear of a time with that. I'm with you in the not planning to use one department. Again though, if its the only thing that works I might be singing a different tune in a week.
We try to establish bf'ing prior to pacifiers. That being said, with DD we didn't introduce a bottle until 1 month for that reason too.
I can't change my ticker, but I had my rcs on Thursday 4 25. I was discharged yesterday!
I BF so I thought I wouldn't want to introduce it in the hospital - at least. Then I was tired one night and caved. It didn't affect anything and in the end, that night was the only night DD EVER took to a paci. She hated them I tried every brand.
I suppose some just don't like them.
ETA: I do not plan on using them this time. I'd rather deal with a crying newborn who will eventually figure out how to cope than a toddler with an attitude when you take away the paci that she loves.
awesome! Hope everything went smooth
I hear you here, but my worry is if I don't give the paci then LO will take to sucking thumbs. And those I can't take away.
This is how we did it with DD. We will see how it goes with #2
It's like playing roulette. My DD never had a paci but also never sucked her hands or her thumb. I suppose she just isn't a kid who needs to suck.
Every baby truly is different.
I was planning to not use one for the reasons listed above (interferes with bf-ing, toddler attachment issues), however, subsequent research and discussion with the pediatrician shows that it's a good thing to use them.
Pedi recommended starting at 2-4 weeks and using through about 6-7 months and only when sleeping. There is research that using pacis can help prevent SIDS.
This.
My pedi recommends them to help prevent SIDS says in her entire career, she has only seen one case of actual "nipple confusion." Also, I would much rather them suck a pacifier than their hands, which you can't take away when they get older. We used them with both of our kids pretty much as soon as we got home from the hospital. I wished I had used them in the hospital because my babies loved to suck and just wanted to use me as a pacifier those first 2 nights, which is a bad habit to let them start!
Anyway, using them sparingly worked for us. It was never constant, no drama to it.
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Gave them to the girls on day 2 with no problems. I like soothies the best.
I'm ashamed to admit that thumb sucking never even crossed my mind. Pacifiers are definitely a better alternative. Good point.
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We'll use one right off the bat if DS likes it. If he doesn't then we won't force it.
With DD we used one right off the bat but I EP'd so I can't comment on nipple confusion. However, I would say if they are one to want to suck on something, I'd rather it be a paci that can be taken away than a thumb that can't. I have a friend who's 1st used a paci and she struggled taking it away (mom felt bad when kid cried). 2nd kid she didnt' give it to at all and now she still sucks her thumb at age 5 or 6. 3rd they gave the paci after seeing what happened to #2.
We went cold turkey taking it away from DD at 17 months. She cried/screamed/puked for 3 days, then it was over. She never went back to using it.
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