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DS1 used a pacifier until 15 months. It didn't impact his sleep at all. He began STTN at 4 months, and I never had to reinsert it at night after it fell out. Eventually, he learned to find it on his own.

But at around 7 months he began to wake up several times at night for us. That's when we began cosleeping so we could all get rest. The pacifier had nothing to do with his wake ups.

@bushelandapeck: no, formula fed by then. Sorry about all the wake ups! I don't really believe in sleep training - I just wait it out or co sleep. But everyone has to do what works for them!

My daughter didn't sleep longer then 4-5 hours at 6 months. Around 10 months she started 12 hour stretches but not consistently. At 14 months now, she wakes up 0-2 times a night. We took her pacifier away at 13 months and there was no change better or worse. She didn't even notice. I personally think your los sleep is normal for 6 months and don't think the pacifier is going to be a magic bullet, but it can't hurt to try, I guess!

Logan is 4.5 months and uses a pacifier. It helps him fall asleep, but he doesn't usually wake when it falls out. He's EBF and usually wakes twice at night to nurse, though he has one 7-8 hour stretch.

ETA: What I did that helped stretch out his sleep was give him the pacifier when he'd wake in the middle of the night. I'd hear him stirring and pop the pacifier in his mouth before he fully woke up. Eventually he stopped waking up at those times and so we were able to lengthen the amount that he slept in the middle of the night.

@bushelandapeck: Really hope it works for you and you start getting some of those longer stretches!

E was able to put a wubbanub back in her mouth (sort of sloppily) around 5/6 months, which is probably the only reason we kept it around, because she was STTN (sorry!). If that was the only reason she was waking up, and wasn't able to get coordinated FAST (or you could sprinkle like, a dozen plus pacis in the bed, heh), i'd probably just wean her.

My son took a pacifier and slept 12+ hour stretches. It almost never fell out when he was sleeping, and if it did, he would put it back in (when he was a little older though, like 8+ months). He was a big guy though and FF, so he didn't need to eat very often since he ate a lot at a time.

@bushelandapeck: I'll have E talk to your LO and set her straight