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Attachment Parenting & (Sudden) Pacifier Use
Read all 34 responses: "I know not everyone out there practices or supports attachment parenting. But for those who do, I wanted to hear some perspectives ...
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- I practiced attachment parenting with my daughter and I understand your dilemma. I found myself getting caught up and stressed out about what I was and wasn't suppose...
- my first daughter loved her pacifier. she had and continues to have an oral fixation. she is always chewing on stuff. she bites her fingernails (she is 7 now). the...
- my son started using the pacifier aroung 7months, before that he did not want anything to do with it. He started I think because of teething and it helped him go to sl...
Baby Won't Even Take a PACIFIER!!
Read all 30 responses: "Im wondering why and how to get my baby to get a pacifier to stay in his mouth? He's normally VERY VERY content and doesn't really ...
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- my 3 yo never took one and my baby only took one for the first 2 months and then no more. Sorry but even kids who suck on pacis all day long just bite on the paci and ...
- I would consider this a blessing! If your baby doesnt want the pacifier dont force it. Some babies just dont like them.
- My daughter never wanted anything to do with a pacifier. There is no rhyme or reason for it but it is totally normal. Children just like what they like. I would su...
Trying to Lose the Pacifier
Oct 21, 2009 ... Read all 10 responses: "Hi Moms, My little guy will be 2 next month and has always used a pacifier. We were hoping to have him broken from ...
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- We made a rule for my son that he could only have his paci in his bed.Sometimes he'd go sit in his bed and suck on his paci, so then we made the rule that he could use...
- Hi, J.! We started off with our daughter only being allowed to have it when she slept. So that meant only in her bed and the car. We had it attached to a string a...
- I am right there with ya, J.! My daughter turned 2 in June, and was seriously attached to her binky. A little before her 2nd B-Day, we started allowing the 'B-B' (wha...
5 Week Old Nurses for Hours at a Time
He's using you as a human pacifier. You've got to be sore! ... I would try to keep trying the pacifier if he has such a strong need to suck see if you can ...
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- you are your babies pacifier. It seems to me that it is 80% a comfort thing and 20% a cluster feeder. My son was a cluster eater and he would be on every hour and a ha...
- He's using you as a human pacifier. You've got to be sore! It would drive me nuts. He shouldn't need to nurse any longer than 20 minutes on each side, ever. My b...
- My daughter did the same thing. I remember thinking, "Is this my life now? Sitting on the coach watching hours of t.v while my daughter nurses?" But it will pass. She ...
Help Introducing Pacifier to Breastfed Baby
Read all 16 responses: "My adorable 6 week old has been breastfed from birth. Starting at 3 weeks he regularly received a bottle for a nighttime feeding.
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- CONGRATS C.... first for the birth of your son and second that you are choosing to breastfeed! I'm a mom of 2 little girls 3yrs & 15months. I breastfed both of my gi...
- C., Emilia is 5.5 months old, and loves her binkie, although if I didn't give it to her, she wouldn't fuss. She wouldn't take a pacifier until about 3 months, though...
- Some kids just don't want it. Let the baby suck your hand, their own hand, a toy. It doesn't have to be the breast or paci.
Advice for Getting Rid of Bottle and Pacifier
Read all 26 responses: "My son will be two in December and still takes a bottle at bedtime and insists on having his binky throughout the day.
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- hi R., i didn't take the time to read all the responses, so i don't know if u have heard this suggestion yet. it's been 9 yrs since i had to deal with a toddler, so i ...
- I too had the same issue with my son that is now 29 mos old. He was 25 months before I got him off the bottle and that was because he was sick with major ear problems...
- My son is 2 now and he was off the bottle before he was a year old. The way I did it was buy the sippy cups that say transitional or get the ones with the rubber top s...
Weaning Baby Who Won't Take Bottle, Sippy Cup, or Even Pacifier
Read all 4 responses: "I would like to wean my baby (11 m old) to cows milk, but he doesn't take bottle or sippy cup. I have been exclusively feeding him ...
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- Hi J., I had to try about 6 different sippy cups until I found one that my daughter liked. You could also try a straw cup like one of the other moms suggested. Sinc...
- try the BORN FREE cups. the nipple in that doesn't require lots of sucking. my son was the same way and he figured those out pretty quick. good luck:)
- We finally got out little guy to dirnk from a sippy cup that had a straw. You probably just need to try several differnt kinds until you find one that he likes. also d...
My 2 Yr Old Still on Pacifier
Read all 6 responses: "My 2 year old (and 4 mos) son still sleeps with a pacifier and on weekends when I am home he uses it to sleep during the day and when ...
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- The 'cutting' idea is very interesting and very well will probably work... However our little 3yr old just gave hers up 4mths ago. Her upper lip became allergic and ...
- We cut the tip of the pacifier. I remember the puzzled look on my son's face as he declared it "broken". He kept going back to it for a couple days and then decided ...
- S., Cut the tip of the pacifier. He will lose interest quickly. Also, you could box up the pacifiers and give them to the "binky fairy". Replace the pacifiers with ...
Breaking Pacifier Habit
Read all 50 responses: "I'm am at a complete loss as to how to break my child of his pacifier. He is 22 months old!! I've tried to give him other things to ...
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- We did the cutting the tip off thing. He said "Mommy, my suck suck is broken!" and put it right back in his mouth. Then we did the at night only, no naptime. Wha...
- My son was about 2 and half when I broke him of the habit. There were 3 or 4 Binkies in the house and as they wore out I did not replace. One day after a nap I heard...
- A pacifier will not interfere with your son's teeth. My youngest daughter was over 2 before she gave up her's, yet by the time she was 8 months old she have 6 teeth. W...
Baby Won't Take Pacifier, Only Mom's Pinkie - What Do I Do About Daycare?
Read all 5 responses: "I am getting ready to go back to work in a little over a month when my maternity leave is over. My seven-week-old son will only suck ...
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- My daughter prefered my pinkie too. I wou8ld try differnt pacies or try to get him to use his own thumb. That is ideal so he can learn to self-soothe without a paci. ...
- Just on the off chance that you haven't tried it, the Soothie pacifiers are smaller--my son wouldn't take a normal pacifier--he would only suck on these. They also mak...
- He is only seven weeks old, and a lot can change in 4 weeks! He may not even need the pinkie by then. If you have a good daycare provider she will figure out how to ...
