some do, some dont. My daughter would not sleep without sucking on something, after 2 days of her sucking on my nipple for comfort I gave in an gave her a dummy (pacifier) To be honest if she has to suck something I would rather it be a dummy that i can throw away than a thumb . If a baby is not interested in sucking tho , I wouldnt give a dummy as it is hard to break the habit (not as hard as a thumb tho !) Hope this answers your question :)
Most babies from 0 to 3 months have a strong sucking reflex and want to suck for comfort. Some babies more than others. A few don't like pacifiers.
My little one is 7 weeks and I introduced a pacifier when she was 4 weeks as breastfeeding was well established by then and she wouldnt get confused with the latching on. Till then I had felt like a human pacifier as she wanted to suck all day!
Some days she takes it, other days she spits it out after screwing up her face.
After 3 months of age a pacifier just becomes a habit since they lose their sucking reflex then anyway. I am planning to wean her off it after she is 3 months.
My daughter who is one year old today didn't take to a pacifier or a bottle of breast milk. Personally, I'm pleased. I wasn't crazy about the thought of her having something artificial. I guess she's her mother's daughter. When she was younge, she did take to sucking my pinkie. Eventually, she started to suck her own fingers, which she also out grew.
Personally, I didn't mind my daughter comfort sucking on my nipples. (Well, when I was hungry or had to go to the bathroom and my husband wasn't home, it wasn't so good. I got into the habit of keeping granola bars and dried cerealy and dried fruit on the sofa and would fill my water bottle before sitting down if I had to, even if she had to wait a couple more minutes.) I would think it would be more comforting for a baby to be curled up next to his or her mother sucking her breast than some fake rubber thing.
Recently, I saw a girl who looked to be about three with a pacifier in her mouth. It just seemed too old for something like that and I was just thankful that my daughter didn't take to one.
Nope. In fact, allowing a baby to use a pacifier in the early weeks when they are learning to breastfeed can lead to nursing difficulties (there's a different technique for sucking at the breast and sucking on an artificial nipple). If you allow a young baby free access to the breast, there is usually no need for pacifiers. Sometimes it is useful to try one in the car if your baby doesn't like to be in her carseat, though!
They do not NEED pacifiers, but if you with to help soothe them or calm them down from time to time, they can be so very handy. They say breastfed babies should not get them too often because it could hinder their sucking at the breast and give them another "option." Once latching is established and milk supply is good then it is no problem if you ask me. My daughter gets one when we are in the car and I can't feed her or she is just angry, or when we are trying to get her to sleep.
Babies have an overwhelming need to suck. even when they are not feeding so it will come in handy! Some parents just prefer not to use them. I was the loony kid who wouldn't give it up 'til about 4yoa :\
I don't give my baby a pacifier, but she sucks on her fingers. so that's up to the parent. I don't give her one because the tell u if your breast feeding, you shouldn't give the baby a pacifier because you don't want to confuse them. So that's mostly up to you.
They don't NEED them as such but most babies have a strong urge to suck and a paci meets that urge when a mother's breast cannot for whatever reason.
My daughter was about 6 weeks when I introduced one as she would be on the breast for about 4 hours straight every evening and I was exhausted. She wasn't drinking at this time just comfort sucking but as soon as I took her off she would scream. I still put her on the breast every half an hour so that if she was hungry she could eat but generally she just fell straight asleep.
it depends on the baby; my son didn't take one unless he was hungry;so if we were out somewhere, and he was due for a feed and i couldn't get him the food right then and there id give him his dummy and he'd be fine... nw he has it quite a lot as he is only 3 months and teething and its the only thin he'll suck on... but its so much easier to throw away,,, whereas if they want to suck something they will suck their fingers which can cause so many more problems...
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some do, some dont. My daughter would not sleep without sucking on something, after 2 days of her sucking on my nipple for comfort I gave in an gave her a dummy (pacifier) To be honest if she has to suck something I would rather it be a dummy that i can throw away than a thumb . If a baby is not interested in sucking tho , I wouldnt give a dummy as it is hard to break the habit (not as hard as a thumb tho !) Hope this answers your question :)
Most babies from 0 to 3 months have a strong sucking reflex and want to suck for comfort. Some babies more than others. A few don't like pacifiers.
My little one is 7 weeks and I introduced a pacifier when she was 4 weeks as breastfeeding was well established by then and she wouldnt get confused with the latching on. Till then I had felt like a human pacifier as she wanted to suck all day!
Some days she takes it, other days she spits it out after screwing up her face.
After 3 months of age a pacifier just becomes a habit since they lose their sucking reflex then anyway. I am planning to wean her off it after she is 3 months.
My daughter who is one year old today didn't take to a pacifier or a bottle of breast milk. Personally, I'm pleased. I wasn't crazy about the thought of her having something artificial. I guess she's her mother's daughter. When she was younge, she did take to sucking my pinkie. Eventually, she started to suck her own fingers, which she also out grew.
Personally, I didn't mind my daughter comfort sucking on my nipples. (Well, when I was hungry or had to go to the bathroom and my husband wasn't home, it wasn't so good. I got into the habit of keeping granola bars and dried cerealy and dried fruit on the sofa and would fill my water bottle before sitting down if I had to, even if she had to wait a couple more minutes.) I would think it would be more comforting for a baby to be curled up next to his or her mother sucking her breast than some fake rubber thing.
Recently, I saw a girl who looked to be about three with a pacifier in her mouth. It just seemed too old for something like that and I was just thankful that my daughter didn't take to one.
Nope. In fact, allowing a baby to use a pacifier in the early weeks when they are learning to breastfeed can lead to nursing difficulties (there's a different technique for sucking at the breast and sucking on an artificial nipple). If you allow a young baby free access to the breast, there is usually no need for pacifiers. Sometimes it is useful to try one in the car if your baby doesn't like to be in her carseat, though!
They do not NEED pacifiers, but if you with to help soothe them or calm them down from time to time, they can be so very handy. They say breastfed babies should not get them too often because it could hinder their sucking at the breast and give them another "option." Once latching is established and milk supply is good then it is no problem if you ask me. My daughter gets one when we are in the car and I can't feed her or she is just angry, or when we are trying to get her to sleep.
Babies have an overwhelming need to suck. even when they are not feeding so it will come in handy! Some parents just prefer not to use them. I was the loony kid who wouldn't give it up 'til about 4yoa :\
I don't give my baby a pacifier, but she sucks on her fingers. so that's up to the parent. I don't give her one because the tell u if your breast feeding, you shouldn't give the baby a pacifier because you don't want to confuse them. So that's mostly up to you.
They don't NEED them as such but most babies have a strong urge to suck and a paci meets that urge when a mother's breast cannot for whatever reason.
My daughter was about 6 weeks when I introduced one as she would be on the breast for about 4 hours straight every evening and I was exhausted. She wasn't drinking at this time just comfort sucking but as soon as I took her off she would scream. I still put her on the breast every half an hour so that if she was hungry she could eat but generally she just fell straight asleep.
No, nursing babies especially don't need pacifiers.
Emma had a high need to suckle.....a pacifier really helped her as a newborn.
In my opinion, if they don't want it then don't give it to them.
it depends on the baby; my son didn't take one unless he was hungry;so if we were out somewhere, and he was due for a feed and i couldn't get him the food right then and there id give him his dummy and he'd be fine... nw he has it quite a lot as he is only 3 months and teething and its the only thin he'll suck on... but its so much easier to throw away,,, whereas if they want to suck something they will suck their fingers which can cause so many more problems...