re: HELP FROM EXPERIENCED MOMS PLEASE!!!!

Quoting Yurvette [♥]:" Oh I would try that... but he loves washing his hands... Ive tried so many things. I even spent 50 bucks ... [snip!] ... spent 50 bucks on 3 thumbusters.. And yeah I only know hwere one is.. and if he puts it on.. yeah hewill hide it. Damn kid. "

Boo  
Hopefully he knocks the habit soon

why would you wean a 2 month old of anything please just give her back her paci it makes no sense to take it from her at all my 19 month old never took one at all but my 1 month old does sometimes cause they need it sometimes its just a comfort thing my older son cant go anywhere without his blanket cause thats his comfort thing and i would never take that away from him

my oldest daughter had a paci all the time , then one day after she was about 6m old she got tired of it. Some babies get really attached but some just need it and then get over it. If she is a year when your switching over to a sippy cup then id try switching then after a month or so.

Give her the paci!!!!

Sucking is a babies way of soothing themselves. Unless your LO is a thumb sucker like my DS is, then let her keep the paci. I could completely understand if she was older, but she is only 2 months.

Thanks ladies. And I'm not offended by anybody's criticism/opinion; I appreciate it. I'm not here to argue or prove a point. I'm here to get other mom's experience/opinions to help my baby.

According to research, there are a lot of pros and cons to pacifiers and thumb sucking. All I know is that I want what's best for my child no matter what statistics & research says. The only reason why I felt the paci was "bad" for her is because she never cried this much before getting so attached to the paci which makes me believe she was a happier baby without the paci. Note: I introduced the paci to her at 1 month.

I'm going to call the pediatrician today. Thank you everyone for your opninions.

Quoting 10yearwait:" Thanks ladies. And I'm not offended by anybody's criticism/opinion; I appreciate it. I'm not here to ... [snip!] ... I introduced the paci to her at 1 month. I'm going to call the pediatrician today. Thank you everyone for your opninions."

Wait what?

After ASKING us... you are going to bother your pedi with a dumb question.
GIVE YOUR DAMN KID THE PACI. Jesus Effing Christ!

Quoting 10yearwait:" Thanks ladies. And I'm not offended by anybody's criticism/opinion; I appreciate it. I'm not here to ... [snip!] ... I introduced the paci to her at 1 month. I'm going to call the pediatrician today. Thank you everyone for your opninions."

 
Yes, there are pros and cons to pacifier use. Absolutely right! BUT there are significant cons to cutting a pacifier up and giving it to your infant and flat out denying your newborn comfort suckling. In fact, there are only cons to both...

Quoting Yurvette [♥]:" Wait what? After ASKING us... you are going to bother your pedi with a dumb question. GIVE YOUR DAMN KID THE PACI. Jesus Effing Christ! "

I'm not just going to go with what the pediatrician is going to say. I just want to gather as much info as I can before making a decision. Thanks for your time.

Quoting 10yearwait:" I'm not just going to go with what the pediatrician is going to say. I just want to gather as much info as I can before making a decision. Thanks for your time. "

She is a baby... there is no research. She is 2 months old. I can see if she was 12 months old. God you are insane...

Quoting Yurvette [♥]:" Give her the paci. She is 2 months old. "

 

<blockquote><b>Quoting 10yearwait:</b>" Thanks ladies. And I'm not offended by anybody's criticism/opinion; I appreciate it. I'm not here to ... [snip!] ... I introduced the paci to her at 1 month. I'm going to call the pediatrician today. Thank you everyone for your opninions."</blockquote>


there isn't even one ”experienced mom” who didn't tell you to stop cutting your infants pacifier up, that's bite good enough for you?

Quoting 10yearwait:" Thanks ladies. And I'm not offended by anybody's criticism/opinion; I appreciate it. I'm not here to ... [snip!] ... I introduced the paci to her at 1 month. I'm going to call the pediatrician today. Thank you everyone for your opninions."

The Pedi will tell you the same thing we all have. You should be smart enough that smurf changes, one year pacis are bad, other years its great to prevent SIDS.

Dont be stupid. She sucking to soothe herself, and all you do is upset her and make her suck in air.

Give the baby the paci, worry about weaning and smurf later.

Quoting Captain Obvious:" <blockquote><b>Quoting 10yearwait:</b>" Thanks ladies. And I'm not offended by anybody's ... [snip!] ... isn't even one ”experienced mom” who didn't tell you to stop cutting your infants pacifier up, that's bite good enough for you?"

Yes, that's what I'm here to get… confirmation from experienced moms. I'm not saying I won't give it to her. I'm open to whatever to do what's best for my child.

I WANT TO MAKE SOMETHING VERY CLEAR. I'm NOT against pacifier usage. I only questioned it for my baby due to the fact that she starting crying a lot more after the paci was introduced. I know every baby is different, but mine seemed less happy bc she became so dependent on the paci. I'm not here to argue with anybody. It may seem like it's common sense to just give the kid a damn pacifier but from my end, it doesn't make sense why I should give it to her if she cries more than before ever giving it to her.

Again, thanks for everyone's opinions.

Give that poor baby her paci back! At 2.5 months old, she doesn't have any other coping mechanisms. Sucking is her comfort. I know it's frustrating to have to wake up to find it but that only takes a minute or two... be thankful she's not waking to feed every hour... as she gets older, she'll learn different ways to comfort herself and be able to go longer without it and eventually, be able to pick it up herself. I took my boys' pacifiers away cold turkey by 2 years old. My 4-month-old loves his. :-)

Quoting 10yearwait:" Yes, that's what I'm here to get… confirmation from experienced moms. I'm not saying I won't give it ... [snip!] ... sense why I should give it to her if she cries more than before ever giving it to her. Again, thanks for everyone's opinions."

Dude
She could be crying over something entirely different