I hate pacifiers. When I see a three-year-old with one stuck in his mouth I just want to yank it out as I pass by. I always think of them as a vice, a crutch. Parents who don't want to deal with what their kids really want force something in their mouths so they don't have to listen to them.
But my child won't stop sucking. It doesn't matter if he's been fed or if he's sleepy or what ... he was sucking on our fingers until they were pruny and that didn't seem to be any better a vice than a pacifier. However, I was still apprehensive about sticking a piece of plastic in instead. I don't want my child to be one of those toddlers ... am I being selfish and caring too much about how people see me? I know I've passed judgements ...
So I talked to the doctor, and she eased my mind about nipple confusion and vices and the reasons babies suck (evidently a lot more reasons than anyone knows). We've gone with a pacifier. I think we're all happier.
3 comments:
Yep, babies need to suck, even when they're not eating...I don't think there's a thing wrong with using a pacifier, and when it's time to give it up, he will.
Think about it...know any kids who head of to kindergarten still sucking on one? If anyone gives you the Evil look, just give it back. It doesn't matter what anyone else thinks, even if your kid is the two year old who refuses to give it up.
Life with a baby is much easier when you have a plug ;)
Plus, it doesn't sound like you're just going to be shoving in a pacifier without a need for it. Well, unless you become really, really sleep deprived. :)
beautiful boy!!
as long as you're consistent when you need to be, you won't have a 3 year old with a pacifier.
I have some 14 year olds in my classes who still suck their thumbs.
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