2007-12-15 03:12:15 · 13 answers · asked by Rita G 1 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Newborn & Baby
nothing...i didn't offer my girl one(she's 9months now) and she never fussed about it she doesn't suck her thumb or anything....
2007-12-15 13:59:56 · answer #1 · answered by kenziesmommy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My daughter is 1 week old, and she is desperately searching for something to self-soothe herself. For a quick fix when she is too upset to nurse...I will stick my pinky finger in her mouth (padded side up) to soothe her til she calms down. At night she tends to be fussy and sometimes will manage to find her fingers or hand in order to soothe here, but a lot of the times she is just searching. I will also just let her sit on my breast...she calms down the quickest this way. Last night, we did give her a pacifier because she was having a really tough fussy night and she took. She would not take it in the hospital. I would say stop for a few days and try again later. I have seen good and bad things with self soothing by both hands and pacifiers, so if you have a really young one I would help her find a way to soothe. My cousins kids just gave up the pacifier eventually. I worked in a pediatric office where a little girl sucked on the knuckle of her thumb so much that the skin became extremely raw, and she didn't stop even though it was becoming a bad wound. So, it can go both ways....Good Luck!
2007-12-15 03:38:46 · answer #2 · answered by Roz 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
My youngest would only (he doesn't like the pacifier) take his pacifier for a few seconds then he would pop it out and suck his thumb but i would rather him use the pacifier then his thumb cause it is easier to take away. But he only sucks for a few seconds to a minute and thats it.
My first son took to the pacifier well and had not too much trouble taking it away.
I hope this helps! Good Luck!
2007-12-15 04:28:28 · answer #3 · answered by jadedsmile_2000 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Babies do Not need pacifiers. In 1981 the hospital told me to "force" my son to take one. I didn't-it's just another hard habit to break them of while trying to wean from bottle, potty train, etc. I had 3 children, and none had a pacifier, and 6 grandchildren who didn't take one. Pacifiers do not play any role, other than cost the parents alot of money in the long run.
If they act hungry, they usually are, or have left over air in tummy and need burped more.
2007-12-15 03:23:19 · answer #4 · answered by terbie62 1 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Let the baby find his/her fingers or thumb to suck. Your baby might not need to suck on anything. Count your self blessed, trying to break the pacifier habit is a long hard prosses and usually pretty tramatic for the child.
2007-12-15 03:27:35 · answer #5 · answered by Shell 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
In the thousands of years before the invention of the pacifier, babies were held and nursed for comfort...
2007-12-15 03:26:08 · answer #6 · answered by daa 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
My second two children wouldn't use a pacifier either and it was really frustrating for us as the parents for about three months. At three months, they each found their thumb or fingers to suck. So, to answer your question, my children suck their fingers for comfort.
2007-12-15 03:23:52 · answer #7 · answered by Kristi had her baby boy! 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My son would not take a pacifier. He just started to around 6 months at naptimes. Otherwise, he can take it or leave it. If the baby doesn't want one, don't force them. Just offer it occasionally, that's what I did. I didn't want him to suck his thumb and letting him suck a bottle or the boob constantly is going to kick you in the butt later when they get their teeth. That is a surefire recipe for tooth decay.
2007-12-15 04:01:52 · answer #8 · answered by andmic510 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I have a 7 mont hold and she never took pacifier
she does not need it (she loves her fingers)
2007-12-15 03:26:14 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
A finger or as we did a long time ago lol a stone bottle top with a non sugar flavour on it....
2007-12-15 03:20:56 · answer #10 · answered by TIM M 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋