(December 10, 2016 at 4:06 pm)Aroura Wrote: We had this goal not to use one, but ended up using one because a nurse told me that babies who sleep with pacifiers are less likely to suffer SIDS. I don't even know if it's true, I just took her word for it at the time.
I breastfed for more than 18 months, and she still liked her pacifier. It was not hard to ween her from it, only took a week or so, gone before she was 2. Did no damage.
So I'd just say it's personal choice. The only bad thing I remember was having to always have a backup, in case one was lost or fell in the dirt or something.
That actually IS true, though researchers aren't sure why. My own personal opinion after an...interesting and enlightening first 2 years is this:
Whether it's pacifiers, breast feeding, co-sleeping, etc...You do what works best for YOUR family (so long as it's safe of course) and screw what anyone else says! If the little one likes them and it calms her down/helps her sleep, go for it. Your sanity is top priority. Personally, we tried the pacifier many times with Christopher but he just never cared for it.
Nay_Sayer: “Nothing is impossible if you dream big enough, or in this case, nothing is impossible if you use a barrel of KY Jelly and a miniature horse.”
Wiser words were never spoken.
Wiser words were never spoken.
