do you use pacifier for you little angel?

I only used one when my kids wanted one. Lucky for me, they didn't want it much.

All three of my babies used a pacifier and all three of them rejected it after about three months of age.

And I'm glad, I've heard stories where parents had a heck of a time trying to get a pacifier away from thier child after they got up in age.

Nightmare stories where the child was inconsolable when then pacifier was lost, and the parents had to make a midnight run to the nearest store for another one just so everyone could get some sleep.

I wouldn't deny a child a pacifier. They have that instinctive need to suck.

I don't know how I would have handled a situation like I mentioned. But I wouldn't deny my babies a pacifier.

I did with my son. But he will only suck on it for a few minutes, then he'll try to put it out of his mouth. In the end, I gave up on letting him the pacifier. It wasn't effective for him.

Pacifier is the most stupid thing invented for a baby. The baby gain nothing but a stomachache which I don't know if mothers realized this. My pedia doesn't recommend this and can't imagine why this thing is popular in the market. The stomach keeps on digesting for nothing but a saliva and air then followed by gas pain. We parents should be aware of the things we gave to our children and not just follow the trend.

yes pacifier is good for a baby and it helps a lot.my little one is using since birth till now.she is 4 yrs old and still using it now but only during the night and the air in the tummy so means she does not like it.dont force her coz its no good for her health.

My son didn't like it either. When I tried to give it to him, he just pushed it out of his mouth. He never sucked his thumb or used anything else in place of a pacifier.

i grew up with a pacifier. but when i had a child of my own, i never once tried giving him one. prolonged use of pacifiers may affect the child's speech because it changes the contour of your palate. it also has a psychological effect, though i can't recall the specifics.

I used one, when needed for my boys. I do suggest, if you dont want them to have it when they are older, take it away before they can ask for it. I took it away at about 8 months and he never missed it after that.

All babies are different, even within the same family. My oldest son liked his soother and had it until he turned two. He has excellent speaking skills and it wasn't difficult to take it from him. (Well adjusted little dude!) My daughter wanted nothing to do with a pacifier. When she needed to satisfy her sucking reflex she would suck on my index finger. My new baby doesn't seem to want one either - he's usually a good tempered baby, but like my daughter, when he needs to suck he wants my finger rather than a soother. Of course, he'd rather have my nipple, but you can only feed them so many hours of the day. LOL

No i do not like the use of pacifiers for my child. one should void pacifiers especially the gel/liquid filled ones as they can leach out at times. And perhaps like you said they they pack air in thrie tummy. This happens because what they basicaly are doing is sucking air while sucking the pacifier!