Were your babies pacifier-babies? Neither of mine would take a pacifier, just didn't want to suck if they weren't getting anything out of it, I guess However, it seems like I see a lot of babies sucking on them.
With my first son, I did not want him to have one. One night my husband and I went to dinner and my parents were watching him.My mom gave him one. The little guy slept so well! From then on out I let him have one as he seemed to need it. They are a bit difficult to get rid of if you let them keep them when they get older (2 or more years old)
We used pacifiers for both of mine, because they seemed to need the sensation of sucking, even without getting anything. They were both breastfeed until they were two, so I was glad to have the pacifier to have a break. LOL
I gave my babies a pacifier for the first three months after they were born because there are times when the newborn isn't hungry and has been burped, and the pacifier can be useful. I phased out the use of the pacifier after three months, though, because once babies get past their super-new stage they don't tend to need a pacifier - at least mine didn't. I think if you don't phase it out before the baby gets past four months he'll get attached to it and getting rid of it may be more difficult.
We used them for both of our boys and we lucked out because by two they were done with them. I think I kept finding them around the house though until they were five.
All four of my children have had or do have pacifiers although I swore I would never give them one. My daughter was very hard to break. She had one until she was over 2. I have a 16 month old who has "special needs" and still has his. He cannot go to sleep without his and will most likely have one for quite some time since the doctor's say he "needs" one and it is keeping him from "forgetting" how to eat since he only has about 10% of his brain. My 6 week old also has one.
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both of my boys - now 16 and 10 - had them.. for whatever reason; comfort for the babies or quiet for the parents i see nothing wrong with them... forget the "experts" that say they are no good; i trusted my instincts and was happy with my choice...
All 4 of my children have used pacifiers. They all dropped it on their own when they started walking.
Sucking is a natural instinct for babies and if there's no tooth damage and it calms them down I see nothing wrong with it (as long as they stop before they're 2 or so).
My son used a pacifier until he was about 11 months old. I think it just gave him something to keep himself occupied, and I wouldn't have traded it for the world. By about 11 months though he was finding other ways to comfort himself and we decided he didn't really need it anymore. He was walking by that point and lost them all the time, so we just stopped buying them and he eventually lost them all, and his need for them as well.
However, it seems like I see a lot of babies sucking on them.
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