Paci??

My kids only have pacis if they need them. My first didn't like them, so she didn't get them. My son, however, screamed for 3 days before we went to BRU and bought him a bunch. Then he was as content as could be. I bought two for this baby, but I don't plan on forcing them on her. If she wants one, she can have it. But I'm not going to just shove it in her mouth. In my experience, some kids just need to suck on something while others don't.

i prob wont, my dd is 2 and is still on it. i nursed until about 9months and she hated the nuk before that, now i cant get her off of it. she crys and begs and ASKS for her nuk. i tell her she isnt a baby and doesnt need and and says, yes me baby.....so this next one, i prob wont use one at all.

 I have used it for my children for comfort. I comfort them don't get me wrong, but normally expecially once they are about 4mo they start teething and want to chew and suck on something all the time. I begin to wean them off of it when I start taking the bottle away at about 11mo. I guess I'd just rather my kids chew or suck on a paci, something I can take away, rather than their tumb or finger which is a MUCH harder habit to break!!!

I plan to use it for the first couple of months but only if it's necessary. I hate seeing moms who pops them in their baby's mouth when they make any sound at all. I didn't know it was a cork to shut up the baby.

I will try because I have a child that is 4 and still sucks her thumb. You can take a pacifier away, but you can't take her thumb away!! Her teeth are acutally messed up from sucking her thumb. a paci would have been long gone by now.

I am not the one who gave them to my boys, the nurses did after them having RSV at 4 weeks for good reasons..I was still upset because I was thinking how hard it would be to ween them from it. I heard all theses horrible stories of how hard it was.

They only used them when they napped and slept at night time, the binkies never left the crib.  They didn't have them throughout the day.  It was a comfort thing for them, once they fell asleep it fell out of their mouths and they didn't need it anymore.

I weened them at 12 months and that was that.  It wasn't hard at all.

With this one I will have it around if I feel she needs it.  But I will not give it to her immediately I want to try to soothe her and see if she can soothe herself on her own methods first.  If all else fails I will try a binky. 

My SIL was mad her 2nd born wasn't taking it at the hospital so she put strawberry syrup on it so she would take it.  That annoyed the living daylights out of me!!! 

It really depends on the child. None of my older 3 really ever used one. My 15 mo old is def a binky baby though! Some babies need to suck more than others. I BFd and he would try to use me as a paci, just b/c he's one of those babies that needs that sucking motion to self-soothe. He will def not have it til he's 4 though. So it will just depend on what this next baby's comfort item will be. I'm not for doing it right away or trying to force it, but if it's what they need to be their best and more comfy, than I'm not opposed to it either. My twins (11) had a favorite blankie that they had before birth, that we just put up this year b/c they were starting to fall apart, but they wouldn't "freak out" if they didn't have them, and my 6 yr old has a raggedy stuffed dog named buddy, that's his comfort item.

Quoting orange4agua72:

 I have used it for my children for comfort. I comfort them don't get me wrong, but normally expecially once they are about 4mo they start teething and want to chew and suck on something all the time. I begin to wean them off of it when I start taking the bottle away at about 11mo. I guess I'd just rather my kids chew or suck on a paci, something I can take away, rather than their tumb or finger which is a MUCH harder habit to break!!!

pretty much all of what she said.  Some babies get comfort from sucking, something not even holding them can provide.  My dd used a paci, and we didnt have a prob with weaning her. My son however, did not like them, so he didnt use them.  For this go round, i will have a couple on hand, in case. but i wont offer it unless she seems to need something.

I used one with my oldest, and I admit I let her keep it a little to long.  Her dentist finally told me it was time so we got rid of it.  She did a great job too.  I fully plan on using them with the new one.  I think they are good for many reasons but the number one reason for me was I read once that pacifiers at night MAY help reduce the risk of SIDS because it helps to prevent their little tongues from slipping back and blocking thier airway.  I am all about anything that MIGHT help prevent SIDS. 

I agree that they shouldn't get them right after they are born first the drs should find out if the mother is going to nurse. IF so then I personally think the babys first suckling insticts should be satisfied by its mother.  Of not then I'd give them a paci, cause a babys got to suck on something, its what they do right?

 

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My skids never had them and never needed them. I do not plan on using them for this baby either. My sisters and I never had them and were fine too. My cousins all had theirs until they were 3-4 years old, and all of them needed orthodonitc work because the sucking at that age altered their jaw lines. (Not saying it will happen to all babies with a paci...lots of them are fine)

I do understand why some parents choose to use them though. Some babies constantly need to suckle for comfort after birth and you can't expect mom to have her boobs out 24/7 to act like a paci.

So, I will not be buying any until after the baby is born and only if they are truly needed.

Also remember that it is okay for babies to cry and they do not need a paci as soon as they get fussy. Crying helps build lung capacity and strength, which is a good thing.