https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Wed, 22 Apr 2026 08:42:15 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/soother-questions#post-164203 Mon, 21 May 2012 09:27:42 +0000 BabyBoecksMom 164203@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>In the beginning, it was all a guessing game because we couldn't figure out if she was hungry or just wanted to suck, so we would try the pacifier first, and when that didn't work, I would offer the breast. Most of the time she only wanted it to sleep. If she started falling asleep on my breast, I would remove her and offer the pacifier to her if she woke up (so she wouldn't hurt my nipples from the shallow sucking) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/soother-questions#post-164119 Mon, 21 May 2012 02:25:15 +0000 cvbee 164119@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Hanasu: you are right: that is what happened.....I got all worried but I should have remembered that babies know what they want </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/soother-questions#post-164115 Mon, 21 May 2012 00:32:06 +0000 Mrs. Superhero 164115@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My LO won't take the soother if she's hungry, just when she's sleepy. Works for me! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/soother-questions#post-164090 Sun, 20 May 2012 20:45:56 +0000 cvbee 164090@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@artbee: He's been really inconsistent with the feeding: sometimes wanting to feed when it's been less than an hour since the last one.....other times 3 or 4 hours.. I think maybe sometimes he was feeding when he wasn't really hungry just because he loves to suck. I guess if he doesn't ask for it, I can just go for every 4 hours, which is the longest he has ever gone between feedings. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/soother-questions#post-164084 Sun, 20 May 2012 20:35:39 +0000 heffalump 164084@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would wait until he takes it consistently before you worry about these things. My LO took the paci a couple of times but that's it, it's been her thumb and only her thumb ever since.</p> <p>Do you have a feeding schedule? I think if it's been a certain number of hours, you'll be able to figure out that your LO is hungry, but obviously if you just fed him an hour ago you can assume it's just fussy time. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/soother-questions#post-164080 Sun, 20 May 2012 20:33:14 +0000 cvbee 164080@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>So, baby has had his very first soother time tonight (4.5 weeks old). I tried it a couple times this week but he spat it out, but tonight he was fussy and when we tried it he LOVED it. </p> <p>But now I wonder:</p> <p>How will I know when he's hungry vs when he wants a soother? </p> <p>Should I let him take the soother all the time, or just reserve it for special occasions of fussiness?</p> <p>What else do I need to consider? </p>