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I would use it. My niece is 8 and my sister still can't get her to stop sucking her thumb!
Depends. My parents tried to give me one, and I spit it out- refused it every time. My sister took it and was easy to wean. My brother took it and they had a horrible time taking them away. I think I will but it depends on the situation :)
We used a pacifier for about 2 weeks; then, my daughter wouldn't take one any more. I think every kid is different, though; some might never want to wean from a pacifier and some might never take one!
My son never took to one. So, we never had to take it away! He also never sucked his thumb. Yeah, we got amazingly lucky! I agree that I would've rather he used a pacifier than sucked on his thumb.
@TheMrs2013: You sure did get lucky!
Dh daughters (6 and 2.5) both suck their thumbs, the blisters they get are gross and the youngest was in the hospital for 4 days last year with a staph infection that was caused from the blister on her thumb 
ick. That pretty much made up my decision!
Like many other decision I made before actually being a parent, I ended up doing exactly what I said I would never do.
We ended up using one! lol
If he/she wants one then sure but our daughter took one for maybe a few weeks but never really liked it. She didn't suck her thumb either. I will not be allowing them to use it past a year though... I do not like seeing children sucking pacifiers/thumbs after that age *shrugs*
We just started using one with Baby T when he was 2 weeks old. It's great to tide him over while I get ready to feed him and to help him sleep if he's a little fussy.
I was a thumb sucker and it ruined my front teeth and my bite because I didn't stop until after I was in school (at night time). My reasoning was that you can take away the pacifier but you can't take away the thumb.
Yes, I plan to use one if she will take it/wants it. My parents got lucky with me (I didn't take one and wouldn't suck my thumb---now I love suckers/gum/etc but not cigs thankfully---it's like I skipped that stage back then and have it as an adult) but I've seen some bad cases of thumb suckers and would rather she take a paci.
I will definitely have one to offer my baby when we have one. I work in NICU and those things are miracle workers in my nursing opinion (LOL). If they don't want it I won't push it on them, but I have yet to meet a newborn that doesn't like their soother.
We are planning to use one, as a NICU nurse I keep up on research. It has been shown that pacifiers actually help reduce SIDS.
@MissLily I was just coming back to edit my post to add that because I love that fact too! thanks for catching that :)
I swore up and down we never would use one. The very first day home from the hospital my son was crying and nothing I did seemed to soothe him. Finally I dug in the baby shower bags and found the pacifier my mom gave us "just in case" it saved me from a complete meltdown!
We'll definitely be using one. Every ultrasound we've had has shown baby girl with her hand/fingers/thumb in her mouth and I'd much rather have a binky baby than a thumn sucker! Even if breaking the binky is hard- you can toss a binky, you can't throw out a thumb!
I have 2 sons. With my first one we gave him a binkie. We liked him having it and he loved it. The problem was that he didn't want to give it up. So when we had our second son, he had it for about 3 months. When we finally got L off the binkie I took it away from M too. That way L couldn't steal it from M. M didn't miss it at all.
It was hard to ween him off of something he was use to having for so long. About 3 very long days and then he forgot all about it.
It's all up to you. :) Good luck!
My son only occaisionally accepts a pacifier and only if it is a MAM brand one. I tried all different kinds but a friend who works in her church nursery suggested that brand and lo and behold . . . he'll take it sometimes. I don't rush to use it but only in certain situations like in the car where I obviously can't comfort him and he is very upset I'll give him the pacifier. My husband uses it when he is comforting him and we know he isn't hungry. That is pretty much it for when he'll take it.
Although DH and I aren't TTC yet, when we do have children, I plan to use pacifiers. I'd much rather wean a child off a pacifier (that I can take away and throw out) than get one to stop sucking their thumb.
I plan to use a pacifier for the first month or so and then wean them off it before they can get too used to it. No offense but I dont think its right when I see 3 year olds walking around sucking a pacifier. If your old enough to walk and understand words, you should not be sucking that. It affects their jaw and teeth too
We did and then our pediatrician said to end the binky @ 1 yr-no longer. It worked!!
I will try my hardest to not to.
All 3 of my nieces and nephews never used pacifiers nor did they suck their thumbs.
YES! And, according to certain reports, it supposedly helps with SIDS. Considering my son would stick his back in his mouth off and on and never had a problem but my daughter who DID NOT had apnea (VERY SCARY, I assure you.... especially when she stopped breathing twice), I'm all for the pacifer.
Each kid is different thought.
My son first gummed holes in his pacifers then would chew them, but he only used them when he 1) went to sleep (then he spit it out, lol) and 2)was upset. My daughter also ended up gumming holes in hers but used it for security. She also would spit hers out after she went to sleep.
I had to tell my son the "gremlins" took it... and he finally decided to stop yammering for it. My daughter wasn't quite as bad... I just took it away and she didn't ask for it back.
@bells: I agree! My neice and nephew are 3 and still CONSTANTLY have a pacifier in their mouths. I make them take it out if they try talking to me, if they refuse to I don't listen to them. Our pacifier will be disappearing at 1 year, if not sooner.
Off topic: My other neice is 1 and still not on baby food or anything. My SIL gives her some things off her plate but she doesn't really have any teeth so I think it's just dangerous to give her any grown up food. DH's side of the family just doesn't seem to know what to do with kids (which is amazing to me since he is #2 of 5!)
Question(from an obviously childless women): What are the reasons some people don't want to use a pacifer? I understand that some babies just won't use them, but I don't know the reasons why parents would be against them?
I'm going to wait and see. Probably not, but I'll have a couple just in case I feel like trying them. I just feel like our dog will go for it and always try to eat it, so it wouldn't be worth it.
@MissShork: I've heard it can make breastfeeding more difficult b/c the sucking is different then sucking on a breast.
Nope im really gonna try to stay away from them. my niece never used a pacifier, not even when she was an infant and NEVER sucks her thumb and i really respected my brother for makign that decision and its one i would like to *try* to follow. ive seen far to many children who 2+ with pacifiers (which i hate) and have heard horror stories about trying to wean them off it.
We used a pacifier with our son, but I also would never do anything my husband didn't want me to do with our baby. If yours is set against using a pacifier, I'd go along with it. I wouldn't want my husband to go against my parenting wishes.
We tried but he just wasn't having it. So far he isn't a thumb sucker either tho so our fingers are crossed he doesn't figure that out.
Yes, I used one. My daughter had breathing problems when she was an infant, and used a pacifier. Her doctor told me pacifiers get a bad rap, but they are really useful for not only comfort, but keeping infants alert and breathing! They are recommended even as a step to preventing SIDS (sudden infant death syndrome).
I don't have kids, but I was raised with a pacifier. I was the girl who wanted to use it forever. But my parents just cut all of them and I stopped immediately because it wasn't as fun anymore. Baha! :)
No we didnt.. When our son was first born I gave him one and everytime he spit it right out.. Some babies like them, but ours didnt which is good cause now we dont have to wean him off it later.
When we were getting the ultrasound she looked like she was routing for her thumb, either that or stroking her face, but the one photo she looks like she's thumb sucking. That's not a battle I want to pick with a baby especially if she's been doing it since 20 weeks in the womb. If it comforts her to suck her thumb or a binky I'm all for it.
@KatyElle: This. I felt so much better if my daughter was using hers than when she wasn't.
i used one for my son. He loved it until he was about 3 months, and figured out it was useless! Now he just totes around about 6 blankets with him, for comfort. :)
FSIL just had a baby two weeks ago. She is against pacifiers because she read somewhere that the baby can be confused between that and when they're breastfeeding. Not using pacifiers avoids confusion. Not sure if I believe all of that, especially since you don't want to hear a baby cry and she is only going to babysit for a few months.
I used them as a kid. I'm a twin. With two babies crying, I don't blame my mother for wanting to use them!
@StbHisMrs: i'm so glad you posted this! i came across a really opinionated day care center director (who ps. for many reasons made me decide against that particular daycare...) who had some really strong feelings against using pacifiers. i was taken aback because i have worked at 2 day cares and never thought of it as a problem or something that some parents try to avoid - some kids just had them and some kids didn't. but thinking back, i dont think i had one but i was a HUGE thumb sucker. it became a real problem when i was 5 or 6 and wouldn't stop sucking my thumb, it was all cracked and gross but i didn't mind, and my teeth started to shift so i had little rabbit teeth (cute when you're 6 but notsomuch for a teen/adult!). needless to say, i eventually stopped but i ended up with braces in middle school and a teeth grinding problem (most likely not related, but it would be interesting if someone researched that!)
i didn't vote cause i don't have kids yet, but something definitely to think about!
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I'm just curious, I used one with my son and i plan on using one with this baby. I brought it up to DH (both his girls are thumbsuckers) and he was totally against it. I'd much rather have a binky then a thumbsucker, I'm a total germ-a-phobe.
I'm not trying to start a heated discussion here, just wondering.
*edited to add*
I successfully weaned my son from his at 1 years old, it wasn't as hard as I thought it'd be.