My boyfriend & I both decided not to give our son pacifiers because we aren't fans of it for many reasons. Our doctor said we didn't have to give him one if we didn't want to that it's a preference every parent has, that it doesn't hurt or benefit them either way. I don't judge anyone who chose to give their child one but if one more person asks me what I do when my child cries if I don't give him a pacifier I will explode. When my son cries I hold him, I check his diaper, I give him a toy, try to feed him. Babies cry for many reasons you don't have to stick a pacifier in his mouth every time. Okay I'm done!
We didn't use a pacifier for our first and won't for this one either. I honestly just didn't want to go through trying to get him off of it.
@deafmama16, yes & i feel like they dirty unless you constantly clean them which is hard when babies take them out & throw them then pick them up
exactly! sometimes they want to be left alone too! it drives me crazy. crying his how they communicate. @earthmama
That what me and my SO are doing plus we feel it will make him spoil or mess up his teeth when it comes in plus if he loved it so much it will be hard to break him out of it when he older
I agree with you. At daycare, they sometimes shove pacifiers in baby's mouths instead of finding out what's wrong.... Or they think they've done "everything" but aren't willing to think outside the box or put themselves in the child's shoes.. Is he bundled too much? How would you feel if you were too hot and couldn't take your own jacket off? Does his tummy hurt? Maybe that position would make a tummy ache worse for you too. Maybe he needs to burp or pass gas.. Can you rub the baby's back or bounce him? Maybe the baby doesn't feel comforted unless they are up on the shoulder... Why not pick them up for 5 minutes... They might be ready to play after that!

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I cried because we didn't have any toilet paper 😂
Mommas of baby boys... Would it be weird to shower/ take a bath with my son? We both are in need of one but I don't have the energy to take one then give him one 😒 and if so what's the appropriate age to stop?
so my hospital said they don't give the baby pacifiers!! they said if I decide to circumcize my baby they will give them one for the day then throw it away.. I wonder why?
Who believe in or will be giving their child a pacifier? I always grew up with my parents never giving me n my siblings a pacifier so I don't think it's necessary for my child but my hubby says our child will have one !!! Ugh I just don't want it to be hard for her to let it go as she grows as I seen couple toddlers still sucking on it n has affected their teeth 😩😤
yeah that was one of our reasonings. @bianca_rose