Have any of you strictly never used a pacifier on your babies?

Question

My baby is 6 week old, and cries everytime i put him down for day naps.She rarely sleeps during day time.In the night gets up for 2 hour gaps for breastfeeding sessions Never introduced a pacifier ,and was wondering if i should to get some rest and to get some work done around the house

Answer 1

yes i did why?

Answer 2

No. I gave my daughter a pacifier until she was about six months old. She had a heart problem and couldn't get too upset for the first two or three months. After that,I got sick of trying to find them, so one day I just threw it out the window while we were driving and told her it got dirty and was gone and she would be OK without it. That was right around six months old. She was maybe a little fussy for the day and sometimes when we would see other babies with them she would look at me for a second, but after I reassured her, she was fine. I'm sure you could do it without one all together!
I couldn't leave her unattended at all until she was about nine months old. What I would do was put her to sleep on my tummy, then roll her over (staying beside her). Then, start this little teddy bear that sounded like the womb. When she got bigger, I used the swing (so I could move around more and be able to still monitor her). That constant noise too, was really good. If they fall asleep when its quiet, any noise will wake them, so I put meja to sleep with the tv on or radio or something. It actually helped.Good luck!
In a little bit your preshis little one will sleep atleast six hours and devour enough formula to keep her full!
Try not to worry to much about the house work, maybe get a friend or family member to watch her while you get some much needed sleep.

Answer 3

My husband and I so argued about this with our first!

We'd had kids from previous relationships-he'd used a dummy/pacifier with his son-I never had with mine. He said yes-I said no. I 'won'.

I take the view that babies are crying because they need something-especially when they are very small and stuffing a dummy in their mouth to shut them up only shuts them up-it doesn't solve the problem.

With our daughter he was all for a dummy-especially when at 10days old she just refused to stop crying (barring feeds) for about 24hrs. We did everything we could and she obviously wasn't happy-he said 'dummy' I said we hadn't sussed what was wrong. Turned out that she was outrageously hungry-despite feeding 24/7(or so it seemed) she wasn't getting enough. Supplemented with formula on day 11(having exhausted all other avenues) and hey presto happy, content, quiet baby.

I also think that speech develops much faster without a dummy. It may not be scientifically proven but my first two were talking in short sentences by 19months. No.3 is Dada and Mama-ing at 7mths. Plus they're not good for teeth past 8/9 months old-AND you've got the aggravation of removing it at some point-usually when they're 2ish and will-full. No thank you!

Regardless of development speed, possible teeth issues and huge tantrums though, who wants to miss all those really cute burbling noises and huge smiles for the sake of a few minutes peace and the housework?

Despite the occasional headache, not me.

Answer 4

I was always tired w/my first baby....he would wake up at night and be up for several hours at a time...I WAS EXHAUSTED...we tired the whole binky thing, but he turned out to prefer his thumb (which at 8 years old is still an issue at night.) He finally started sleeping through the night around 5 months old....and I started to feel human again. With my daughter, I spent too much time throwing her on the boob to nurse when she fussed....and she did not take to the binky OR her thumb.....but to this day, she will get up at night several times a week and come into bed with us and she's 6 yrs old. There is usually a pro and con to everything, so try what makes you feel comfortable, and if you decide later that it wasn't a good idea, guess what, try something different...It's OK.

Answer 5

You must be so tired, but are you sure a pacifier will be the answer for you? I have had 2 kids and never used a pacifier. Could it be wind/colic? My babies were terrible like that, and slept so much better when I put them in their car-seats, as this helped to relieve the discomfort of wind.

As for feeding every 2 hours, mine were like that - when they are very small, they can only handle small amounts of milk, and breast milk digests so much quicker than formula. Speak to your health visitor about your baby's specific feeding patterns, or express some milk, and get hubby to do one of the night feeds.

Try carrying your baby around in a sling, so you can be hands-free and get on with stuff. They get over it eventually ... trust me! I know it doesn't seem possible right now, but very soon, your baby will be about 5/6 months, and all of this will seem like a distant nightmare. It does get better, honest!

Answer 6

I have never used a pacifier and my son has never been pacified with a bottle. He was off the bottle the day I decided to take it away, and he's never looked back.
He does now hold onto a blanket, but he only gets it at night or on long car drives. Just a security thing.
He's 15 months old.

Answer 7

There is absolutley nothing wrong with a pacifier (dummy) . It will be good for your baby and good for your sanity too .. All my babies had one and they were removed from them before they were 2 years old , don`t let peoples opinion upset you , i had many people looking in my pram and say aww why did you give baby that thing ?? I mean how rude ! You do what is best for you and your baby and if it gives you a break froma baby crying constantly then why now , we are all only human everyone needs a break even a baby ..

Good Luck and enjoy your little bundle ..

Answer 8

I used a Dummy (what we call it here in the UK) for my 1st son more or less straight from birth as he was a very tearfull baby,and boy did i regret it,didnt get it off him till he was about 3 years old my 2nd son would not entertain one what so ever,so i left it at that,and my 3rd son only had 1 for a very short time during teething problems,but theres nothing worse than looking for babys dummy in the early hours or late at night,so if you dont really have to give baby 1 then i wouldont,i think they look awfull with a dummy anyway!

Answer 9

I didn't use a pacifier on any of my 3 children, all 3 of them sucked their thumbs. I can tell you this - when they get older I would think it's easier to get a child to give up a pacifier than a thumb. With a pacifier you can just take it away - a thumb is always with them.

Answer 10

yes a dummy sounds great it will soothe him an give you a break breast feed baby's are very clingy he might end up using you as a dummy buy one fast then hey presto house work her you come.. i did try for a bit not to use one because lots off people said it is bad for their teeth but when your baby will not settle an your so tired dummy is a good thing some baby's suck their thumb an some don't so a pacifier is a good solution..

Answer 11

I never used a pacifier with my daughter. she didnt even want it when she was a baby. I am glad b/c then i didnt have to wean her from it. She always relied on breastfeeding for comfort, but I easily weaned her at 13 months. She was a very fussy baby as well. Never happy, always crying. It's hard, I know, but we all get through those tough times.