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Baby/Toddler with a Pacifier (Dummy)


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To use a Pacifier (Dummy) or not?

(February 2006) (rank 39th)

Most parents worry about if they should use a pacifier (dummy) or not.

My experience is that using a pacifier with Codi (our son) has been very useful, and I am glad we chose to.

We introduced Codi to a pacifier very early on, and it

is a great tool to use if he is getting a bit upset. He quietens down straight away and feels comforted. It is especially good when he is teething, I think it gives him something to chew on.

He actually only likes one type, they are "Mam orthodontic teething dummy". I found a link to them here. My wife introduced Codi to the Mam orthodontic teething dummies as they are supposed to really help with teething (which we can confirm now that they really do!). It has certainly helped limit the number of times we have needed to apply bonjela teething gel and/or baby panadol.

Note: We plan to ween him of the pacifier in a few months time. He is currently 17 months old and is using it very seldom during the day. He mainly just sleeps with it now. I wrote an article on our sleeping routine here.

UPDATE: Just after his second birthday he completely gave up the pacifier all by himself. One night he just forgot to ask for it before going to bed and so we decided that was it. We no longer suggested it and he no longer requested it.

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	5.00 (Excellent) \| March 2008 \| ClayCook

Re: To use a Pacifier (Dummy) or not?

here is a baby with a healthy amount of dummies/pacifiers!!! :)

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	5.00 (Excellent) \| March 2008 \| Izzy

Re: To use a Pacifier (Dummy) or not?

That's hilarious!

We had about 4 paci's but in different rooms and different bags. Thankfully at 2 1/2 the Paci Wizzard took them all away.

That baby has got the biggest feet I've ever seen!

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	March 2008 \| ClayCook

Re: To use a Pacifier (Dummy) or not?

wow - yes MASSIVE feet! :)

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	August 2007 \| LavendaLady

Re: To use a Pacifier (Dummy) or not?

Daniel is 9 months old and uses his to teeth on as well!

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	March 2007 \| MadMel

Dummies/pacifiers

Im glad we used them. I have had quiet easily settled babies because of it! And you can always throw a dummy away but you cant throw a thumb away...

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	4.00 (Good) \| January 2007 \| ckelly

Dummies - parents choice

Before my son was born my hubby and i discussed the dummy situation - to do or not to do, we figured that we would not offer the dummy straight up and only use it if we had to..
As it turned out we didnt really have a choice, when my son was born (he was vacumed and had a brused, swallen and elongated head) which ment he wouldn't suck as it hurt his head, after a few days at the hopsital it was recomedned by doctors to offer the dummy trying to force my child to get the sucking motion happening so that he could be fed normally (up untill then he had been force fed with milk been squirted down the back of his mounth).
My son is now 15 months old, and i must admit i offer the dummy to my son more often for my own convience (it keeps him quite and stops evey object going into the mouth), at daycare he really use the dummmy, even a t sleep time.
I guess whatever works for you as parents is all that really matters

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	4.00 (Good) \| December 2006 \| jayelle56

Good old dummies.

I vowed and declared none of those filthy things would ever touch my child's mouth...then when my eldest was 6 weeks old, My mother couldn't stand it any longer and went and bought him one!! How I cursed her!!.. then she said.. don't ever put it in his mouth without first putting some sort of taste onto it.. so even if it was just a dunk into formula, or my cup of tea, or honey.. or vegemite.. or even stew we were eating for tea.. it never went in 'unloaded'.... all my children and now my grandson were given the same treatment with the dummies.. and when it came time to 'wean' them.... just don't put anything on it.. nothing worse than a dry old dummy when you expect taste!! none of my children had the dummy past 6 months of age.. and none of them wanted it past them!..but hey.. different strokes for different folks.. my sister's kids wouldn't give theirs up till they were all over 2 years old!!.. I was just blessed!

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	5.00 (Excellent) \| December 2006 \| poppybill

Dummies..to be or not to be!

Hey there is nothing wrong with pacifiers or dummies as I would rather call them. All my four kids had them and I can't see any adverse effects. All my garndkids have had them. The only downside is making them kick the "habit" when the time comes. But where there's a will there's a way and you will usually come up with some idea. JTTW from grand-dad Bill (poppybill)

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	December 2006 \| ClayCook

Dummies..to be or not to be!

agree 100%
he actually weened himself off it just after his 2nd birthday.
i just updated my article above.
thanks for commenting on my article

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	September 2006 \| jessicae

soothers

J wanted Ethan to use a soother, but had no luck. I tried every type and brand I could find. Now that he is 15 months, it is just one more thing I don't have to take away from him. But looking back it would have made our lives a whole lot easier.

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	5.00 (Excellent) \| June 2006 \| mrslunar

pacis

There is so much stress over giving a paci or not, it just all seems so silly. :) There really is no evidence to substantiate that they are harmful, and some babies can't always figure out the thumb sucking thing. I know a lot of infants who needed to suck nearly constantly in their first days, well beyond their eating needs. Pacis can really be a great help for babies and moms and dads. I hope this article helps alleviate some stress some parents may have about using them.

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	4.00 (Good) \| June 2006 \| allyp

Pacifier or not?

my daughter don't like to take the pacifier at all. But the good thing is, is that she don't like to suck on her thumb. She does chew on her hand when she's teething, other than that she's good.

Is it good not to give your baby a pacifier? I dont know. So I was wondering if anyone else knew?

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	5.00 (Excellent) \| June 2006 \| Izzy

all babies are different

There is no clear cut answer to your question. Some babies want a pacifier and some babies don't. So if your baby is doing just fine without it, don't give a pacifier. If your baby wanted it, you would definitely have known by now.

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	4.61 (Excellent) \| April 2006 \| anonymous

Pacifiers over the thumb anytime!

I agree that pacifiers are good comforting tools especially when you consider the alternative: the THUMB. My oldest one had to be weaned off the thumb at 5 years old. This was bloody difficult considering it was connected to his hand! Weaning my daughter off the dummy was much easier, and, sucking on a pacifier also meant that she didn't have callouses on her thumbs (like her brother had) caused by the sucking and constant contact with teeth.

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	2.80 (Average) \| May 2006 \| ClayCook

Re: Pacifiers over the thumb anytime!

amazing - callouses! that's extreme thumb sucking

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	June 2006 \| mrslunar

Pacifiers over the thumb anytime!

my son has a HARD CORE callous on his thumb from thumb sucking. It must not hurt him too much, though. Kids are weird.

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	3.96 (Good) \| February 2006 \| rachelcook

hon pls add

don't forget to add, why we switched to the mam orthordontic dummy. it was because had had gone off the normal dummies, but had just started teething and was really having trouble, I stumbled across this teething dummy that massages the gums and limited the amount of bonjela and panadol I used, picture perfect baby again.

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	3.53 (Good) \| February 2006 \| ClayCook

Re: hon pls add

Great suggestions, I have updated the article.

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	4.00 (Good) \| June 2006 \| mrslunar

hon pls add

wow........I didn't even KNOW they made teething pacis! That's really good to know for the next time around.........

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	June 2006 \| ClayCook

hon pls add

yes - they really calmed him down :)
he wouldnt use any other pacifiers after he had a go of one of the teething ones ;)

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