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Ok, so here's something I've been wondering about. I've looked online, but haven't found any research that's been done on it.
Lovies : like a blankie, or teddy bear. Why do some kids have them and some kids don't? I wonder if there's a link between lovies and breastfed babies, i.e. I wonder if fewer breastfed babies have lovies because of that bond they have with breastfeeding -- or perhaps b/c their mum is their lovie!
I also wonder if there's a link between first borns and lovies vs. second or third borns...
So, who had a lovie when they were a kid? Whose babies have lovies?
My older brother had a blankie and a teddy. I sort of had a pillow, according to my mum (I don't remember it, my brother remembers his blankie). Neither of us were breastfed.
My 11 month-old does not show any signs of having a lovie. She's breastfed.
I just think this is interesting ... I'd love to hear speculation from anyone!
And if anyone knows a psych student looking for a thesis project, I think this'd be a great one!
Thanks,
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| Posted by Angie on 04/30/2008 11:39 AM
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I didn't have on my dh had a blankie that he took everywhere think linus off of peanuts
My oldest two don't have lovies my youngest has one it is her binky attached to a burb cloth gerber ones she has to have it to go to sleep or calm down - she will even carry around two at one time. |
| posted by Lauren on 04/30/2008 12:02 PM
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| What an interesting subject! My son is 20 months old, and does not have a "lovie". He was breastfed until he was 13 and a half months old. I love the idea that Mama was/is his lovie though - cute! He has a binky when he sleeps, but I don't think that's the same thing. My girlfriend's son (who is not breastfed) has a "lovie" (blanket), so maybe there's something to your theory :) |
| posted by on 04/30/2008 01:18 PM
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| all of my kids have lovies and my kids were all breastfed my youngest is still breastfeeding but she will most likely have a lovie when she is done |
| posted by judi on 04/30/2008 01:36 PM
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| i know that my youngest sister had a blankie and would probably still carry it to work if she hadn't losty it at school in third grade! one of my older sisters had a teddy, my first daughter did not have anything... even refused a paci from birth, my second daughter did use a paci for about four months, then gave it up. She does have a blankie, but has since given that up, and my son just wants his mama! all three were breastfed for at least a year. my daughters teacher said that she was just a very confident child. i think that temperment is a factor, my girls were both extremely independent and i do beleive that breast feeding does also play a role. Bottle fed babies can be left to their own devices much easier than a breast fed one can... unless any breast feeders out there can become detachable! I definately beleive that the bonding does influence a lovey situation. I remeber thinking, this is the age when all the other kids are developin these attachments to loveys and my daughter wasn't and thinking that there was something wrong with her. She turned into a very empathetic little girl so I say just roll with the flow. kids let you know what they need. i think that like so many other things, why kids have loveys are a little bit from colomn A, and a little bit from colomn B. |
| posted by jackie on 04/30/2008 01:49 PM
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| I had a lovie when I was little and now it's packed away in a box. My oldest son, Evan (5 1/2), has a blanket that he sleeps with; but when he was a baby he took it everywhere. My middle child, Katie (2 1/2), is linus off of the peanuts! She takes her blankie and baby everywhere. My youngest, John-Braden, has to have his blankie at bedtime and when he's not comfortable! |
| posted by Johnnia on 04/30/2008 02:09 PM
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| My oldest daughter didn't take anything - not even a pacifer. However, my son & my youngest daughter both like to have a dish towel to carry around (strange I know). I am still breastfeeding my youngest & breastfed the older two until 13 & 14 months. The only difference I have seen between them is that the younger two both have been thumb suckers & seem to really like to hold onto something while sucking their thumb. I also have noticed this same behavior with my niece whom is not breastfed, but is a thumb sucker. |
| posted by Pamela on 05/01/2008 12:07 AM
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| Great subject. It would make a good study! My three kids were all breastfed and have no "lovies". Two of them took a pacifier to fall asleep but thats it! |
| posted by stephanie on 05/14/2008 09:36 PM
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