ftm wants your opinion!

[zareenawifey]

Dummies, pasifiers, suckers, soothers, teats whatever you want to call them. What are your views on using them? I am not planning on using one with this baby (or try not to). My mother is a speech therapist and has raised 5 kids and has told me all the negative impacts of using one. My husband doesnt mind either way, he assumed every baby NEEDED one. So its all up to me. I would rather avoid it altogether, but being a ftm will I find it too difficult to go without?

[jessileanne]

My son takes one for a few minutes when hes just fussing. As soon as he is soothed he spits it out and carries on.

[Ariel_21]

I never used one on my daughter don't plan on using one with this one. But if he takes it if he's crying up a storm then so be it.

[aishj84]

Omg I wish I never gave my kids one , my had one til he was 4 and my daughter is 3.5 and showing no signs of giving it up! The nurses gave my son one in hospital cuz he was in the nursury and I didnt wnt to give my daughter one but from birth she didn't sleep a wink and the nurse told me she had a strong sucking reflex and I wouldn't b getting any rest unless I gave her a dummie so my kids just love them.lol im now 26 weeks and hve no idear bout this one , but it is definitely bad for their teeth my daughter is getting an ovabite from it

[sdvargas]

I gave both of my a pacifier and by time both of them were 4 months they didn't want them anymore. For me they are a help but you don't need them.

[teregarcalva]

My son never used a pacifier due to me never introducing him to one. I got along just fine. He was a really good baby and hardly ever vried except when he was hungry which was sorta often hahahahah

[LuvinMyBoysJLP]

I never used one with my son and I'm not gunna use one this time around either. I agree they are a waste of money you don't want your baby to get attached I know kids that are 3yo and still stuck on those things.

[Babyy2DueFeb22]

**Ment one good thing not only good thing

[Babyy2DueFeb22]

Only good thing about a pacifier is that you can throw it away... You can't throw away there thumbs or fingers when they suck them and I've noticed tons of kids at my job who suck there fingers and thumbs and there parents hate it.. I gave my son a pacifier until he was six months old... After that I threw them away.. and I took his bottle at 11 months... I will do the same with my daughter when she gets here... But a lot of kids don't like pacifiers.. all my nieces hate them lol my son is the only one in the family who actually took a pacifier..

[KTowne]

Neither one of my children would take them, BUT if they would, I would've used them, and taken away by a year old. It reduces the risk of sids, it gives moms a break, ESPECIALLY breastfeeding. It only becomes a problem if you let it, as far as getting attached, just like bottles and sippy cups, it's just something you have to remove by a certain age.

[StacyAl91]

My daughter used it maybe twice and that was it. I personally think it's a waste of money.

[mommitete]

I never used one with my first child because i didnt want him to get attached to it nd always rely on it nd he also didnt like them so that made it even better

[talenab]

I used my sons once or twice was about it he didn't like them. I'm waiting on my little girl to arrive now and gonna try avoiding it then too but in some cases it helps.