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Pacifiers should come with warning labels or they should at least tell you at the hospital how addictive they can be to babies. My daughter must sleep at night with her pacifier in her mouth. When it falls out, guess who has to get up and put it back in?! And let me tell you, this thing falls out so many times a night I can't take it anymore. I sleep on the couch because my room is too far away from hers and I hate the walk at night. Worst comes to worst sometimes and I take her from her crib and put her into her swing in the living room. She sleeps perfectly fine in that thing. I just don't get it.
Can anyone tell me how I can stop my daughter from needing her pacifier to sleep at night? She's 4 months old now. Also, I can't just let her cry it out like one of our doctors told us to.
HELP!!!!! |
| Posted by Stephanie on 12/03/2007 02:50 PM
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| I feel your pain...or rather I felt it. Up until Renae was 4 months old she slept in our room and woke us up, up to 6 times a night to put that darn binky in her mouth. Finally I decided to take the plunge and put her upstairs in her own room. I am sooo thankful I did! Right after we moved her upstairs she woke up only 2 or 3 times the most during the night and only once a night for her binky!! I dont' know why it worked but it did. She is now 6 months old and she can find the binky in her bed (we have about 3 extra ones in there) and put them in her own mouth. I don't think she would sleep nearly so well if she didn't have the binky. So if you do decide to stick with the binky know that there is hope and she will be able to put it back into her own mouth after a few more months. My Dr. also suggested giving up the binky and letting her cry for a couple of days and then she would be fine...we chose not to do this, but do what you think will work best for you and your little one! Good luck! It will get better no matter what you choose! |
| posted by Elizabeth on 12/06/2007 04:30 PM
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| Hi, I agree i cant (couldn't ) let my baby cry it out either. I have the same trouble with my 8 month old. I was going to never give him a paci but now i am saying to myself what have i started? This works (only sometimes) i think the soft satin on baby blankets is rather comforting to my sonl. I have the TV monitor and i see when he is fussing for the pacifier he grabs a hold of the blanket and that ends up in his mouth. like i said "Sometimes" mostly its mw getting out of bed and putting it back in. Wish i never gave him one. but yeah i cant let him cry... |
| posted by MIchael's Mommy on 12/06/2007 09:47 PM
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| We tried to use a pacifier at first, but it didn't take long before our daughter rejected it and now only plays with them...chews on them for teething. I am glad and not at the same time. I am glad that we don't have one that we can loose (she likes her thumb instead) BUT...there are times she wants to suck but won't get her own thumb because she is too upset. Then, she will only nurse or suck on one of our fingers. Has your daughter found her thumb yet? When she does she may decide she likes it better. Again, she will learn to grab it and put it back in herself. Good luck. |
| posted by kendra on 12/06/2007 10:09 PM
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Thanks so much for letting me know there really is a light at the end of the tunnel. *lol* I have read that parents will put a few pacifiers in the baby's crib with them at night so that they can find it on their own when one falls out of their mouth. I really hope my daughter can do that soon!
Yes, my daughter has found her thumb. She found that months ago. Now she likes to stick her fingers or entire fist in her mouth. *lol* Sometimes she chokes on it...silly little girl. Her hands are just something to play with, but don't replace her pacifier. (unfortunately)
Thanks again for your help ladies. |
| posted by Stephanie on 12/07/2007 10:31 AM
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