My baby is 6 weeks old today. We haven't given a soother to him at all. Sometimes I wonder when I fed him if he could of held
Off on soothed for awhile before eating. are you giving a soother? I don't want to give a soother..... I feel that I can soothe him..
Re: To give a soother or not?
Here's an article that discusses the pros and cons: https://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/infant-and-toddler-health/in-depth/pacifiers/art-20048140
We like the Soothies and Soothies WubbaNub best. The WubbaNub has a little stuffed animal attached which helps weight it down so it doesn't fall out of baby's mouth as easy. Our baby loves to hold onto his little WubbaNub frog. You just would want to use the normal Soothies if using during bedtime since a stuffed animal in the crib would be a no-no.
I decided not to offer one til 6 weeks, but by then she was doing fine and settles easily, so I'm not going to introduce it. DD1 never used one, and it was so nice not having to take it away. She bonded with her Sophie, but never sucked her thumb.
THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH GIVING AN INFANT A SOOTHIE.....so don't feel bad about it!