Pacifier

AmandagStark · November 2013

...in desperation, I gave it to my LO. Oh gosh.

Mae208 · November 2013

There's nothing wrong with that...

AmandagStark · November 2013

Just concerned about "nipple confusion". Anyone have problems with this?

chelseyestelle · November 2013

We've never had issues. He refuses most of the pacifiers we give him anyway but he has this one MAM one that he loves. And no issues breastfeeding at all.

muffyvonmuff · November 2013

My LO will take any nipple you give him, bottle, paci, boob. DH gave him a bottle straight out of the fridge (like the super smart guy he is) but LO just chugged away.

Jalee85 · November 2013

No issues here. In fact, I wish my LO took a pacifier better than she does. It would make bed time easier.

kellyk17 · November 2013

My Ped said it was fine up to 6 months, because LO is a a super sucker. My LC suggested using the soothie kind because it's closest to the breast.

Pickle123 · November 2013

I gave one right away....no issues with BFing

Emilyraymond · November 2013

I said I wasn't Going to give one either but I broke down and bought the MAM to help at night when she was cluster feeding but she doesn't want anything to do with it. She actually started gagging an threw up when I put it in her mouth (I was being slow and gentle) but she just didn't like it. Haven't tried any other. My son never took one so I really wasn't going to push it cause I figured it was one less thing I had to break.

blondolphn · November 2013

I wish mine would take one...

hlb622 · November 2013

kellyk17 said:
My Ped said it was fine up to 6 months, because LO is a a super sucker. My LC suggested using the soothie kind because it's closest to the breast.

All of this. LO has taken a soothie since Day One.

MrsAxilla · November 2013

AmandagStark said:

Just concerned about "nipple confusion". Anyone have problems with this?

based on my experience with my older son,I'm convinced this is mostly a myth. There's research out there that pacifiers decrease SIDS. Don't feel bad! Get some sleep!

bnikiz · November 2013

has615 said:
My LO will take any nipple you give him, bottle, paci, boob. DH gave him a bottle straight out of the fridge (like the super smart guy he is) but LO just chugged away.

This is our guy too, if its near his mouth he will suck on it lol

emmylou78 · November 2013

My LO won't take one. I've tried the NUK and Soothie. She gags on it and I feel awful.

jessiedawn921 · November 2013

We tried giving Wesley a paci first at a week and then wouldn't latch right so we stopped and reintroduced it at 3 weeks with no problem. Wesley will only take the small nipple tommy tippee ones he hates everything else and sometimes he gives us a hard time taking any at all.

Kessho · November 2013

I've only recently given DS a Paci to see if it would calm him after I tried everything else that I had. Works fine. Also will take anything else that might be shaped like a nipple. Bottles, DH's knuckle, and nipple shield. It saves me from becoming a human Paci.

Lilpoppy · November 2013

Jalee85 said:
No issues here. In fact, I wish my LO took a pacifier better than she does. It would make bed time easier.

Same here

hartsl01 · November 2013

Yes, I thought I wouldn't give one either, but I did. Ds actually takes the boob a lot better (we've been weaning from a nipple shield). I have not tried to give him a bottle yet so I don't know about that yet. The only pacifier I have given him is the soothie kind, he'll take them when he just wants to suck and spits I it out when he's hungry.

calibr8te · November 2013

I am desperately trying to get my LO to take a pacifier as of last week, but he wants nothing to do with them. I have a bunch of different kinds, none of which seem to suit him. He has discovered his hands though and he likes sucking on them, and I hate that. How the heck do you even get your LO to take a paci?

Violet1372 · November 2013

dknight413 said:
I gave her a pacifier when she was still in the hospital. She loved it from day one and it never caused any confusion. She latches really well.

This. She will also take a bottle too

SnoopyLuv · November 2013

MrsAxilla said:

AmandagStark said:

Just concerned about "nipple confusion". Anyone have problems with this?

based on my experience with my older son,I'm convinced this is mostly a myth. There's research out there that pacifiers decrease SIDS. Don't feel bad! Get some sleep!

This. The only thing I think is real is bottle preference, preferring it over the boob.

PixiesDust · November 2013

We haven't had any issues either. She transitions from bottle to breast to pacifier with no problem.

Crinita · November 2013

Our LO will occasionally take the MAM but most of the time she will act like she is gagging, get pissed, and not take it. Our midwife actually suggested that we try to see if she will take one because she has a super strong need to suck all the time, even when she is done nursing she wants to be on and off the boob just playing around. We also tried the soothie, but she won't really take that one at all. At least with the MAM she will sometimes accept it.

pmarie33 · November 2013

The hearing test lady gave him his first paci while I was in the bathroom. I was kind of pissed.

He won't take it all the time though, only when he's sleepy. My husband doesn't understand this. He thinks he can just plug him up when he's fussy. Nope, not this little guy.

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