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The "PACIFIER"
I would set limits on the pacifier use. Such as, just let him use it at nighttime, or in his room only. I don't think it's bad to let him use it in the ...
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- I work in labor and delivery at a busy hospital in Denver. One evening we had a mom and dad and small child (probably around 2 years old) come in and give us a small w...
- I think you ladies who came up with the Build a Bear idea is ingenious! My problem is, my daughter (who's 14 mos old) has never cared for stuffed animals. She'll bar...
- V. My first daughter was a big pinky baby. That pinky was in her mouth 24-7. I look back at pictures and pretty much every picture for her first 2.5 years had a HUG...
Tips on Breaking the Pacifier Habit
In addition to causing dental and mouth structural problems, pacifier use at that age can cause language/speech problems. Kids with pacifiers either tend ...
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- Hi M., Im sure you will get some great advice on here. I have some things to try for a older kids that can understand a little more, however for this age its hard. A...
- My son was a little bit older when he got off his. I basically told him that the baby animals at the zoo need binkies and wanted to know if he can give them to the zo...
- I have three children myself. My daughter was nearly four before I could get the pacifier away from her. When she gave it up it was really hard for about three days....
Pacifier at 5
Read all 5 responses: "My five year old still has her pacifier. For a little while once she gets home from ... Seeking Help with Discontinuing Pacifier Use! ...
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- My daughter was almost 6 before we finally got rid of the pacifiers. She was the same way, happy, very outgoing, not insecure. We kept caving for various reasons. Fin...
- Yikes!!! A five-year-old can be reasoned with (but she can try to reason back) so I would just tell her like it is. I'm not in your shoes so I can only say what I th...
- A friend of mine did something creative with her 4 year old. She told her daughter that they were going to go to the toy store and buy a toy with the paci. She talke...
Use of Zantac in Infants
Hello, I work in a NICU and we use zantac frequently for our babies w/ reflux. You can also try frequent ..... pacifier use · signs of autism in infants ...
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- we have used it before. I didn't feel it helped my daughter but that doesn't mean it won't help yours. Acid Reflux is a nasty thing for kids to have so I would be open...
- My now 6 yr old took it for about a year and it was the best thing for him. I often wonder why parents go to their doctor to ask advice for how to treat something and...
- Hi J., We had a nasty incident that involved an incompetent Dr. hospitalizing our daughter for what turned out to be acid reflux when she was 9 days old. When we fin...
Best Age to Wean from Pacifier??
During pacifier use the front teeth will be affected (the teeth will not meet in the front typically) -- but at this age the teeth will naturally return to ...
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- Get rid of it ASAP. The longer you wait the harder it will be. It will be a few nights of hell but well worth it in the long run!
- My daughter is 17 months and see only gets hers in bed and the car too. However we are starting to ween her from the car thing and then soon it will on be a bed thing....
- Traditionally the suggested age to wean from a pacifier was by age 3, although I have been hearing word from certain health professionals recommending earlier (I don't...
5 Month-old Wakes up Looking for His Pacifier
However, in recent weeks he gets upset at night (either between sleep cycles, or in a semi-awake state) if he can't find his pacifier. We already use one ...
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- My son just got threw this stage. He is a total pacifier baby. He would wake up crying for it six times a night and I found that letting him cry made it worse. He w...
- If you don't want to keep putting the pacifier back in then I would just let him cry for a while until he learns to soothe himself with something else. It will probab...
- I just bought my daughter a bunch of them, 10 to be exact and put them all around the edges of the crib. That way she would find one somewhere :o) None of my other 3...
2 Questions - Fussiness During/after Nursing & Best Pacifier for Breastfed Baby
Also pacifier we use the Playtex Most Like Mommy Can only find it at Walgreens for some reason But that's the best one weve used Both my kids didnt like ...
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- Hi C., Well I'm not a nurse, but am a mother of two breast fed babies and I'll just tell you about my experiences with them. My daughter was fussy at the breast at l...
- For the first question, I would consider whether your son has reflux--that is what I was advised when my daughter did something similar. My pediatrician told me to ho...
- Do you have very active letdown? That is when your baby pulls off, is your milk squirting everywhere very forcefully? It is quite common in early nursing because you...
Pacifier Rash
My daughter wasn't on a pacifier but at age 2 her mouth and chin were always red and rashy too because she has eczema and she was teething. I would use ...
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- The answer is simple and I think you know it. Get rid of the pacifier, if you feel like that's not an option for you the switch the soap you use to wash the pacifier ...
- Try Eucerin cream for the rash and seriously consider eliminating the pacifier completely! Try taking it away at naps first and then move onto bedtime.
- J., My son is 15 months and has had the same problem only his seems more like chapped he loves his nuk's way to much and is way to attached to them but since hes also ...
Cleaning Pacifiers/toys
I have a 3 month old who is holding on to his own toys, rattles and tryting to hold on to pacifier (which we use because he is teething). ...
Baby Will Not Take Pacifier
There is no law that says a baby MUST use a pacifier! My first child used one until age 1. My second used one until he got the flu at 4 months old, ...
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- Hello! My daughter had a problem at first too. One thing that I was told to get the baby to suck was to rub behind their ears. I used it for breastfeeding but also ...
- Try the Soothie brand. I call it the "gateway binkie". You may have to hold it in his mouth a little, they pop out easily. But if he doesn't take it at all, I guess...
- neither of my kids took a paci, either. With my daughter I was her paci and I didn't mind. She would fall asleep nursing and I'd lay her down for a nap. My son was ...
