https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sun, 12 Apr 2026 23:06:55 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/pacifier-advice-going-crazy#post-1980620 Thu, 11 Dec 2014 14:16:29 +0000 mrs. bird 1980620@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>these are similar to a wubbanub, but you can attach them to different types of pacifiers. not sure if it'd be helpful<br /> <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Bunnies-Bay-Silly-Buddy-White/dp/B0013N3VPY/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top" rel="nofollow">http://www.amazon.com/Bunnies-Bay-Silly-Buddy-White/dp/B0013N3VPY/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/pacifier-advice-going-crazy#post-1980607 Thu, 11 Dec 2014 14:03:30 +0000 Chillybear 1980607@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>NUK brand were the only ones that my daughter could keep in her mouth that young </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/pacifier-advice-going-crazy#post-1980574 Thu, 11 Dec 2014 13:47:31 +0000 Mrs. Deer 1980574@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@SweetiePie: I told my husband already that duct tape was our next step! Ha. I actually haven't tried a Dr. Browns one yet, I'll have to check that out!</p> <p>@Mrs tartan: we have some bigger ones, I'll try that! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/pacifier-advice-going-crazy#post-1980436 Thu, 11 Dec 2014 12:52:30 +0000 Mrs tartan 1980436@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We bought a paci for 6 months plus for our 6 week old, the teet is so much bigger and he loves the big cherry teet, far harder to spit out! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/pacifier-advice-going-crazy#post-1979694 Wed, 10 Dec 2014 23:26:33 +0000 SweetiePie 1979694@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I just told my husband about this post and he said "two words: duct tape." Haha. He's kidding, obviously :-)<br /> So we had the same problem for a while. Still do at 13 weeks to some extent but not nearly as bad as it was.<br /> Originally we were using the Soothies but they are so smooth and popped out so easily. We started using the Dr. Browns pacifiers since they have more of a bulb and just seemed to stay in better. It took a day or two for him to get used to it vs the soothie but now he loves it.<br /> Not sure if this is helpful since you said you've already tried tons of pacis. But thought it couldn't hurt to mention. </p> <p>Good luck! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/pacifier-advice-going-crazy#post-1979549 Wed, 10 Dec 2014 21:28:23 +0000 Mrs. Deer 1979549@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Tiger: oh wow, I though it was just a little cylinder! Haha </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/pacifier-advice-going-crazy#post-1979486 Wed, 10 Dec 2014 20:58:42 +0000 Mrs. Tiger 1979486@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Deer: good luck! it's hard to tell but it's this shape (<a href="http://www.reesedixon.com/2008/05/baby-beanbag.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.reesedixon.com/2008/05/baby-beanbag.html</a>) </p> [attach=1630/14/ngeatu.500x375.2472146074_cd9826ba6e.jpg] https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/pacifier-advice-going-crazy#post-1979478 Wed, 10 Dec 2014 20:56:42 +0000 Mrs. Deer 1979478@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Tiger: you're so sweet! I hadn't thought of that kind of shape, I'm going to try and rig something! :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/pacifier-advice-going-crazy#post-1979414 Wed, 10 Dec 2014 20:28:10 +0000 Mrs. Tiger 1979414@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We used a beanbag type thing from the NICU to hold it in. Do you want one? I could mail it to you... not a great pic but you get the idea :) </p> [attach=1630/14/nge9ey.600x338.IMAG5610.jpg] https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/pacifier-advice-going-crazy#post-1979384 Wed, 10 Dec 2014 19:52:26 +0000 blackbird 1979384@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>The nurses in the nicu taught us a trick to work on strengthening their mouths to help them retain the paci when it's in. When it's in, you push the downward side of it a little so she has to suck to pull it up. Dunno If it helps with sleep but we did this a lot with E </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/pacifier-advice-going-crazy#post-1979376 Wed, 10 Dec 2014 19:45:05 +0000 Mae 1979376@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Deer: nope. she just thinks th toy is too much fun when she is super awake, so she ends up pulling it out of her mouth to play with it :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/pacifier-advice-going-crazy#post-1979375 Wed, 10 Dec 2014 19:43:51 +0000 Mrs. Deer 1979375@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mae: I saw those! The extra plastic near her mouth doesn't bug her? I was worried about that with them.</p> <p>@T.H.O.U.: that's what I did with my first and would do now except she poops after every feeding so she always gets changed and woken up after nursing :/ </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/pacifier-advice-going-crazy#post-1979356 Wed, 10 Dec 2014 19:25:42 +0000 T.H.O.U. 1979356@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We were in the same boat and just threw out the paci. They learned to nurse to sleep admits chaos. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/pacifier-advice-going-crazy#post-1979302 Wed, 10 Dec 2014 18:09:04 +0000 Mae 1979302@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm sorry :( my baby is/was sort of like this. Not as much for naps but I once she was "sttn" she would wake me up 6-10+ times/night to pop the paci in still. I don't have good advice, I just dealt with it. She started figuring out how to replace the paci at 5mo and at almost 7mo she can usually do it herself if she can find it before she gets too pissed off. But most nights I still have to help her 2-3 times. Also there is a brand called paci plushie that fits on any paci and that has helped somewhat bc my lo only likes avent. I can't start her with that bc she immediately pulls it out to play with it, but I put it next to her in the crib and usually she finds that one first before the other one when she wakes to replace her paci. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/pacifier-advice-going-crazy#post-1979278 Wed, 10 Dec 2014 17:36:59 +0000 Mrs. Deer 1979278@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm going crazy with trying to figure out what to do with the pacifier. Baby Deer is 8 weeks old and can't keep her pacifier in her mouth well. She thrusts it out with her tongue or just loses a hold on it after a minute or two. We've tried different ones and she likes MAMs the best. I tried a wubbanub but she doesn't like the soothie pacifier on it. I tried making my own by attaching a beanie baby to her MAM but it didn't help. I think the problem is that she wants it to fall asleep, but then pops it out to sleep. The second it pops out she startles and wants it back in though. So naptime I end up going back in like 15 times. She'll sometimes fall asleep without it, but will wake after 40ish minutes screaming for it. My toddler is getting really upset that our playtime is constantly interrupted and I'm getting zero downtime in my day. I've tried seeing if she'd happily nap in the swing instead of taking a pacifier in her crib but she hated it.</p> <p>My first wouldn't take a pacifier and I was so excited that it might work out this time around with my second, but it's becoming a nightmare. I want to throw it away but she's too young to CIO. Yet I can't spend 20 minutes rocking her to sleep with a toddler too (which she'll wakeup after 40 minutes anyway - and the pacifiers in play again).</p> <p>Any advice? Anyone find a trick that worked? Did your baby finally just figure it out? Sorry my description is kind of a mess, SOOO sleep deprived. </p>