https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 20 Apr 2026 12:03:21 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-feel-about-pacifiers/page/2#post-1433226 Wed, 19 Feb 2014 10:02:50 +0000 Mrs. Lion 1433226@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I am a believer that they are for sleep only...I feel like they inhibit communication (whether baby can talk or not). lo still has his, but we are going to phase it out after the bottle to cup transition is complete...one big change at a time for us.... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-feel-about-pacifiers/page/2#post-1433192 Wed, 19 Feb 2014 09:51:59 +0000 Running Elley 1433192@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Both of my LOs took to pacis really easy and, honestly, they've been a lifesaver. DS only gets his for naps and bedtime (16 months) and he will ask for it throughout the day but usually I can easily redirect to avoid a tantrum. We'll probably try to wean completely in the next few months, probably around a year and a half. He has a blankie also so I know at least he'll still have that for comfort. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-feel-about-pacifiers/page/2#post-1432942 Wed, 19 Feb 2014 07:23:22 +0000 GrapeCrush 1432942@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>With DS, he absolutely needed one. He loved to suck, and well, I didn't breastfeed so I was no help. He's 21.5 months and for the past year-ish we've only used it for sleep and the occasional car ride. I just looked at them and he's been biting holes in them! So I'm terrified he's going to chew them in half and choke, so I took them away just yesterday. He hated me at nap time, banging on his crib and throwing a huge tantrum, but just slept great at night(considering he has pneumonia I should say). We said if I gets too bad with trying to wean, we'll give him one of his sisters. </p> <p>I don't mind that kids have them, obviously. I just know that having them for too long can mess up teeth/palate, since I needed braces/expanders when I was younger due toy paci(I had it while I was on kindergarten still!!)</p> <p>ETA: my husband just told me that when he got DS out of bed this morning he had found a paci and had one all night...I knew weaning wouldn't be that easy haha </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-feel-about-pacifiers/page/2#post-1432920 Wed, 19 Feb 2014 06:31:07 +0000 blackbird 1432920@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Indifferent, honestly! Unless the kid is like, 5. But I realize some kids really need it and it comforts them. People are so weird about being anti paci! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-feel-about-pacifiers/page/2#post-1432907 Wed, 19 Feb 2014 05:29:21 +0000 yin 1432907@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Both times I didn't want my kids to take to a pacifier. With DS2, I realized it was a necessary evil but only wanted it to help soothe him to sleep. It lasted about two weeks before the constant refusal. Luckily he figured out how to soothe with his fingers soon after his pacifier rejection. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-feel-about-pacifiers/page/2#post-1432715 Tue, 18 Feb 2014 22:39:30 +0000 fancyfunction 1432715@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Before I had a baby I was completely against ever trying to give her one (but really, what did I know). Then around 2 weeks or so when nothing worked at soothing her, we gave it a try and it did the trick. She would go to sleep with it or it would sometimes soothe her if she was having a crying fit. The Dr. told us she was fine with pacifiers until 6 months old and that's exactly when M started to refuse it. I'm glad she decided on her own and that it was an easy transition for her. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-feel-about-pacifiers/page/2#post-1432491 Tue, 18 Feb 2014 20:14:50 +0000 wheres_c 1432491@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@locavore_mama: YES!</p> <p>I'm not a fan of them either, and didn't introduce one to LO as a newborn. I gave him one at 3 months in desperation and he spit it back out at me. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-feel-about-pacifiers/page/2#post-1432484 Tue, 18 Feb 2014 20:10:15 +0000 Pepper 1432484@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>The paci is my enemy at this point, haha. Enemy or best friend, depending on the situation. LO is a binky addict. He can't sleep without one, and when he's fussy and upset during the day it instantly calms him down. I have no idea how we're going to get him weaned from it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-feel-about-pacifiers/page/2#post-1432475 Tue, 18 Feb 2014 20:05:57 +0000 Adira 1432475@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@hilsy85: Yeah, I guess I'm not really one to talk - Xander's always been easy in the sleep department! It's just food that we have issues with. I hope you guys figure out your pacifier situation!! &lt;3 </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-feel-about-pacifiers/page/2#post-1432442 Tue, 18 Feb 2014 19:49:21 +0000 delight 1432442@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We never introduced one to our LO. There are times, especially in the car, where a paci would likely be helpful. However, I'm kinda glad there is one less thing to wean her off. She is able to put herself to sleep fine. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-feel-about-pacifiers/page/2#post-1432384 Tue, 18 Feb 2014 19:25:12 +0000 hilsy85 1432384@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Sparkler: ha if only our sleep was figured out! It's teetering on the edge and I"m afraid taking the paci away would tip us over the edge... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-feel-about-pacifiers/page/2#post-1432383 Tue, 18 Feb 2014 19:24:27 +0000 hilsy85 1432383@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>ooooooomg just typed a whoooole bunch of respnses to everyone and it got deleted. ARG!!!!</p> <p>Anyway, thanks to everyone for your thoughts! My own feelings on the paci are mainly that I don't like when LO uses it because I feel like I can't understand him as well (and he's 16 months so he's hard enough to understand as it is) and I also don't like that he is dependent on it....especially because until recently he didn't use it at all. I don't care at all about seeing it on other toddlers/babies....just for my LO! Again, if he had been using it regularly from the beginning maybe I'd feel diferently now, but it's really only in the last few weeks. </p> <p>@bunnylove08: @MUI831: @bunnylovesbear: I am trying to implement this rule, but find it soooo annoying when he asks for it when he is not in the crib/carseat. So I guess he doesn't really understand yet? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-feel-about-pacifiers/page/2#post-1432370 Tue, 18 Feb 2014 19:15:00 +0000 hilsy85 1432370@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Sammyfab: yup also a pet peeve of mine! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-feel-about-pacifiers/page/2#post-1431663 Tue, 18 Feb 2014 14:34:16 +0000 MrsStar 1431663@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I bought one when I was pregnant for "just in case" we ended up using it when lo would use my boobs for comfort sucking. She sucked on it until she was asleep and then spat it out. She stopped using it completely by 6 months. Paci weaning was one of the things I was scared of but luckily it worked out in my favor in the end. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-feel-about-pacifiers/page/2#post-1431643 Tue, 18 Feb 2014 14:28:39 +0000 MoonMoon 1431643@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I love them because I can see how they soothe my baby. He's only 8.5 months old, so I'm not worried about weaning and language issues yet, though. He mostly only uses his paci at night, and sometimes in the carseat. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-feel-about-pacifiers/page/2#post-1431637 Tue, 18 Feb 2014 14:25:37 +0000 petunia354 1431637@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrskc: :heart: With a face as cute as A's, how could anyone be annoyed?! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-feel-about-pacifiers/page/2#post-1431615 Tue, 18 Feb 2014 14:16:19 +0000 Mommy Finger 1431615@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DS never was a huge fan of the paci. He would take it as a baby, calm himself down and spit it out. Thought I was golden. Then when we bottle weaned around 12 mo, he took to his wubbanub. Now he loves them when he sleeps. He knows that it's only for in the crib. He doesn't need them as he naps fine at daycare without one but he uses it at night. He will wake up and look for it and his lovey and fall back asleep. I am planning on weaning him of that in May or June when he'll be 18 mo.</p> <p>FWIW: I think babies/toddlers with pacifiers are adorable. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-feel-about-pacifiers/page/2#post-1431612 Tue, 18 Feb 2014 14:15:39 +0000 lawbee11 1431612@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I cried when she wouldn't take one as a newborn because I was desperate for sleep and she loved to use me as a paci. I guess now I'm glad she never did because it's one less thing I have to wean her from. I even tried offering her one the other day and she just chewed on it then giggled. I guess it interferes with her tongue being out :silly: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-feel-about-pacifiers/page/2#post-1431605 Tue, 18 Feb 2014 14:13:40 +0000 Bao 1431605@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrskc: A is going on 18 months and has one...I still consider our kids young enough. When there is a kid at the store that looks to be in preschool that's too old I think. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-feel-about-pacifiers/page/2#post-1431595 Tue, 18 Feb 2014 14:11:46 +0000 bunnylove08 1431595@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DD was addicted to her paci. I now pull it out of her mouth and she knows shes not allowed to leave the bedroom with her paci and it has to stay there. She is allowed a paci in the car and when she sleeps only. (she is 16 months)</p> <p>My sister was the one who told me to ween her and only let her have it when she sleeps. good luck! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-feel-about-pacifiers/page/2#post-1431554 Tue, 18 Feb 2014 14:01:00 +0000 Mrs. M 1431554@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My daughter is 13-months and loves her paci. I usually only give it to her in the crib or sometimes in the car. If she had her way, I bet she would love it all day! I'm not worried about it too much at this point. Seeing older toddlers with them doesn't bug me...to each their own! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-feel-about-pacifiers/page/2#post-1431490 Tue, 18 Feb 2014 13:41:38 +0000 HLK208 1431490@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrskc: aww, I personally consider under two, as a baby still...I only cringe a little if I see a 3 year-old with a paci</p> <p>We weaned off of the pacifier at 5 months with both kids. There were times I wish they would have taken one after that though lol. I don't think anything of a child under 2-2.5 with a pacifier. I feel like there are pacifiers out that are more helpful for palette formation today than even 5 years ago so it's not a huge deal. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-feel-about-pacifiers/page/2#post-1431482 Tue, 18 Feb 2014 13:39:18 +0000 meganmp 1431482@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't like seeing older kids (3?) with pacifiers, but perhaps it's because in my head they should start to be more kid-like, and less baby like. To me, pacifiers are for babies. It's not that it upsets me, it's just that it's not an option I would choose. I also don't like seeing blankets covering infant car seats to hide the baby- nothing wrong with it, it's just not my thing. I was one of the people that didn't believe in using them, really... and then I had an inconsolable 3 week old. I think that I could have even gotten through that without a pacifier if I didn't have another 3 week old at the same time. Chalk it up to one of those, "When I'm a mom, I'm never going to..." moments. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-feel-about-pacifiers/page/2#post-1431456 Tue, 18 Feb 2014 13:31:57 +0000 mrskc 1431456@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Didn't realize my toddler walking around with a paci in his mouth upsets so many people.... </p> <p>Anyways I'm ok with him using one for now. He's 16 months and has it for naps, bedtime, car and just around the house whenever he wants it. I hope I can get him off it by the time he's 2 but I'm not stressing about it right now. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-feel-about-pacifiers/page/2#post-1431430 Tue, 18 Feb 2014 13:24:45 +0000 bunnylovesbear 1431430@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We only allow the pacifier in the crib... and I usually don't give it to my son, I just keep one or two in the crib for him to grab if he wants it. I definitely don't want a child that is dependent on it. When he was an infant, we used it more often to soothe him, but made the switch to crib-only around nine months. I plan to omit it completely by the time he is two. I find it super annoying to see toddlers running around with them in their mouths all day, but that's just me. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-feel-about-pacifiers/page/2#post-1431418 Tue, 18 Feb 2014 13:22:20 +0000 2PeasinaPod 1431418@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We're running into this issue now. He uses it for comfort, though, when it's out of sight, it's out of mind. He does need it to go to sleep for naps and at night, but I find that he usually doesn't need it in the car if we're talking to him or have a toy back there with him. </p> <p>Every time we think about weaning it, he starts to teethe again. We were just thinking about doing it again since he just finished getting his last 1 year old molar, and now he's starting to get his canines which have been a beast. So we're waiting...again... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-feel-about-pacifiers/page/2#post-1431408 Tue, 18 Feb 2014 13:20:06 +0000 mrsjyw 1431408@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We gave one to DS early on. 3 weeks? He also night weaned pretty early and used a paci for a couple of weeks. He never liked it after five or six months, so it wasn't a huge issue for us.</p> <p>I have no issue with seeing other LOs with pacis. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-feel-about-pacifiers/page/2#post-1431397 Tue, 18 Feb 2014 13:17:59 +0000 yerpie110 1431397@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My LO uses it for sleep only, and I'll probably let her for a while longer because why mess with what works (is my philosophy)?? She spits it out once she's asleep also, so she doesn't suck on it all night long.</p> <p>I won't let her use it during the day, and never have. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-feel-about-pacifiers/page/2#post-1431322 Tue, 18 Feb 2014 12:58:36 +0000 PurplePeony 1431322@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I wasn't a fan but we have needed to use one on occasion. DD likes to comfort suck sometimes, but I have an oversupply so she keeps getting milk. This either causes her to overeat and spit up, or makes her mad because she doesn't actually want more milk so she arches and screams at my breast. If I hold her in the cradle hold and give her a paci, she'll fall right asleep. She sometimes takes it other times, but I try only to give it when she needs it, not as a matter of course. Also, we only use Soothies brand because they won't stay in unless she's actively sucking, so she can't just hang out with it in her mouth (at least not right now, maybe that will change when she gets teeth). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-feel-about-pacifiers/page/2#post-1431318 Tue, 18 Feb 2014 12:58:11 +0000 googly-eyes 1431318@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't mind them, and I don't get what makes them annoying as far as seeing other peoples toddlers with them. That said we do have a rule that they stay in the crib. Dd knows this and when I say "go put your paci in your crib" she does, so far. I started that a little after a year when she started seeking them out for no good reason, and I think the timing was right. I lucked out on that. </p>