Pacifiers

AshleeDockter · November 2014

did you give your breast fed baby a sasie? My daughter is 11 days old and constantly wants to suck is it ok to give the sasie?

scarlet3egonias · November 2014

We gave ours one on day 3. I figured if the nurse could use her finger then I could use a pacifier. We use Advent Soothies and haven't had any nipple confusion issues (knock on wood).

Jatpa003 · November 2014

Completely your choice but the recomendation is that you wait until breastfeeding in completely established, you baby may be trying to increase your supply by constantly suckling right now. You can always try one and if they are fussy usually that just means they are actually still hungry...

jac409 · November 2014

We started one in the first week and haven't had any nipple confusion. My little guy loves to comfort nurse long after he is finished eating, so it works for us. I can't sit on the couch with him all day with a toddler on the loose. Both of my kids have liked Nuk pacis.

Lilwatz · November 2014

We started in the hospital too and she has never had an issue going back and forth. She is 7 weeks now. We use avent soothies as well.

NunyaBennis · November 2014

We've tried five different brands over the last couple of weeks... she hates them all.

morrkim · November 2014

We have been using them and have had no issues with bf. I read a study a while back that said that moms that used pacifiers were more likely to successfully bf.

rinaealy · November 2014

If I am holding him he prefers the boob but if DH or anyone else is he will take the paci it is fascinating.

akatiegrl · November 2014

well i waited till we were home from the hospital then gave her one. she loved them a lot. but the next day i had a really hard time getting her to latch/nurse. so i took them away for a day...

since then i have tried to reintroduce both the avent soothie brand and the mam brand. now she's not crazy about either one... she seems to like the soothie a little more so i'm working on getting her attached to that one. i know some people are anti-pacifiers but she loves to suck and wants to nurse whenever she's fussy, tired, whatever... but if i let her nurse whenever she wants she will end up throwing up from eating too much. so i'm really hoping she'll reattach herself to a pacifier now that we have breastfeeding a little more under control.

howin23 · November 2014

We haven't used one yet and are aiming to avoid it until we introduce it for sleep around 3 weeks in order to reduce the SIDS risk. I know it sounds silly, but I just think a pacifier looks pathetic. I don't really have an issue with it for an infant, but the two year olds with the pacifier on a string (not recommended for safety) just kill me. Yeah, I'm a little judgmental...

kstirton · November 2014

We started on them right away, on day 2. Pedi said babies are smarter then we give them credit for!

staugustinewedding · November 2014

Yes my pediatrician said if the latch with BF or bottle is well established it's ok to introduce one. We did when she was 4 days old and I'm so glad we did! She LOVES it and it calms her instantly when she's fussy.

rahkitt · November 2014

I'm not a fan of pacifiers either, neither of my other kids used them. But George had been so fussy I couldn't take having my finger sucked on anymore and tried it. He was already 4-5 weeks old and I didn't think he'd take it, but he did. Not all the time, but usually when he's getting sleepy. Once he's out of the fussy 4th trimester I expect I'll take it away, I hate not being able to see baby smiles because there's always a paci in there! And toddlers with them...not for me.