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clwp
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how do I get this kid to take a pacifier
Okay I admit my motivation is very selfish. My older 2 kids sucked their thumbs. One kid stopped at age 4, the other is 5 and isn't stopping. While no harm has come to either... oldest has nice teeth and the die hard thumb sucker has no speech problems... well I got so much crap from people that I am adamant about this one not sucking her thumb. However, at 2 months old I can say she hates the pacifiers. I have tried several. Spits them out and looks right at me while she attempts to get her fingers in her mouth. Is there a trick to this? I completely stopped trying at bedtime because they would make her go from calm to hysterical.
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alli3131
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how do I get this kid to take a pacifier
My DS never took a paci and never sucked his thumb. I wouldn't force anything. It is completely normal for a 2 month old to want to put their hands in their mouth. I would just roll with it.
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| Posted 7/16/14 10:58 AM |
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MK2010
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Re: how do I get this kid to take a pacifier
Does she spit it out on purpose or is she frustrated after she spits it out because she can't get it back?
If it's the latter - try a wubbanub - when my DD spit it out - the wubbanub prevented it from going to far so she could get it back in her mouth. It was a life saver for a while. Still, at 4 months she started to refuse it altogether and I don't think there was anything we could have done to go back to it.
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| Posted 7/16/14 11:28 AM |
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how do I get this kid to take a pacifier
DS never did either. I introduced a lovey early and just did whatever made him happy
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| Posted 7/16/14 11:32 AM |
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JRsMaMa
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Re: how do I get this kid to take a pacifier
Posted by alli3131
My DS never took a paci and never sucked his thumb. I wouldn't force anything. It is completely normal for a 2 month old to want to put their hands in their mouth. I would just roll with it.
This. I started out by not giving the paci because I didn't want DS to be dependent on it. But when he was colicky I tried and he didn't want it.
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| Posted 7/16/14 11:32 AM |
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MayBbaby21
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Re: how do I get this kid to take a pacifier
Posted by alli3131
My DS never took a paci and never sucked his thumb. I wouldn't force anything. It is completely normal for a 2 month old to want to put their hands in their mouth. I would just roll with it.
This. i tried with pacis and my girls wouldn't take. My oldest never sucked thumb and my 6 month doesn't yet either. She did for a few weeks as a NB and ten stopped.
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| Posted 7/16/14 11:45 AM |
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ANewDayHasCome
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Re: how do I get this kid to take a pacifier
I wouldn't force it
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| Posted 7/16/14 11:51 AM |
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MrsG823
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how do I get this kid to take a pacifier
I have tried to give DD a pacifier and she will suck on it for a few seconds and spit it out. She has a wubba nub that she uses in the car but honestly the suffed animal seems to soothe her more than the pacifier. She sucks on her hand and has since birth-it soothes her and as my pediatrician pointed hand:thumb sucking is the only thing a baby can do to self soothe. I do not think there is anything you can do to force a baby to take a pacifier.
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| Posted 7/16/14 12:17 PM |
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Pinkisles
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how do I get this kid to take a pacifier
My son spits pacifiers almost across the room. I sneak one into his mouth during his bedtime feeding after I take out the bottle and he sucks for a while then realizes its not a bottle and shoots it out of his mouth.
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| Posted 7/16/14 12:49 PM |
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WannaBeAMom11
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how do I get this kid to take a pacifier
We tried 10 different pacis and gave up. She loves her thumb.
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| Posted 7/16/14 12:51 PM |
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NYCGirl80
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Re: how do I get this kid to take a pacifier
I don't think you can force it. DS never took to the pacifier and never sucked his thumb. Each kid has their own preference. You just kind of have to go with it.
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| Posted 7/16/14 1:18 PM |
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Jenn627
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Re: how do I get this kid to take a pacifier
DD didn't take one either. I introduced a lovey early as well. Don't force it.
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| Posted 7/16/14 1:36 PM |
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IVFmiracle
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Re: how do I get this kid to take a pacifier
If she isn't trying to suck her thumb then you may have nothing to worry about. My suggestion would be only to use the pacifier if she puts her thumb in her mouth. Use it as a replacement for the thumb and that might make her more interested in using it.
When you see her sucking her thumb get the pacifier and immediately make the switch. If she doesn't seem interested in sucking her thumb it might not be an issue. My DD wasn't interested in a pacifier and doesn't suck her thumb. She puts her fingers in her mouth from time to time but other than that, no issue.
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| Posted 7/16/14 2:17 PM |
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Pomegranate5
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Re: how do I get this kid to take a pacifier
DC#2 prefers a lovey, and doesn't want a paci (or the thumb) which is the complete opposite of DC1. So I think they are going to do what they are going to do.
If your DC isn't going for the thumb I wouldn't stress it and just be grateful 
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| Posted 7/16/14 2:28 PM |
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clwp
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Re: how do I get this kid to take a pacifier
Posted by IVFmiracle
If she isn't trying to suck her thumb then you may have nothing to worry about. My suggestion would be only to use the pacifier if she puts her thumb in her mouth. Use it as a replacement for the thumb and that might make her more interested in using it.
When you see her sucking her thumb get the pacifier and immediately make the switch. If she doesn't seem interested in sucking her thumb it might not be an issue. My DD wasn't interested in a pacifier and doesn't suck her thumb. She puts her fingers in her mouth from time to time but other than that, no issue.
She definitely does want her fingers/thumb. I have tried to put the pacifier in when she goes for the fingers but she spits it out and cries. So she goes from fairly calm trying to get her thumb to total "tantrum" after she spits out the pacifier. My dentist says there is just nothing I can really do if she won't take it. My middle daughter's developmental pediatricIan told me she suckered her thumb till she was 9. I'm not getting very far with this. The ridicule is all on me... the kids haven't had any backlash except it really bothered my second DDs preschool teacher... which upset me.
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| Posted 7/16/14 5:29 PM |
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alli3131
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how do I get this kid to take a pacifier
But at 2 months old they all put their hands and fingers in their mouth. Them doing it now is not really an indication that it will be a habit.
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| Posted 7/16/14 6:11 PM |
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jab818
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how do I get this kid to take a pacifier
Dd did not take one till 4 months old. I tried every few days. I ebf and only have 1 side so I could not be her paci.
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| Posted 7/16/14 7:50 PM |
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CL2012
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Re: how do I get this kid to take a pacifier
It is totally natural for a newborn to want to suck thumb or hands. I wouldn't try to interrupt baby's self soothing process. You've already witnessed how upsetting it is to her. Tune out other people's criticism if you end up with a child thumb sucker.
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| Posted 7/16/14 11:07 PM |
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