Who has some tips. I need HELP!!

I say let him learn to soothe himself without it. If it won't stay in, why force it? I may be of a biased opinion, my kids were too greedy to want pacifiers lol. I tried them both in the hospital, and each sucked on it for a hot second, then spit it out and looked at me as if to say, "What'd you give me that for? Ain't nothing in there!" But it is one less thing you will have to wean him from later on, so don't force him to take the binky, he will find other methods to soothe himself.

some babies will not suck a pacifier my grandson wouldn,t do it he then start sucking two of his finger and he was happy with that.so he had to feel comfortable either by his thumb are fingers but no pacifier he hated that thing.so good lock at trying to keep something in your baby mouth.

Maybe he doesn't need it. My daughter never used one. Except when she was born, the hospital plugged her, I immediately took it out and threw it away.

Though this is an older post and you may have resolved your issue. You may have to find a different style of binky. I tried a couple styles on my kids and only my middle liked the nuk and she'd keep it in her mouth long enough to fall asleep as a newborn and that was it. Though she still sucks her thumb a lil bit and has her special blankie to sleep with. My other two kids never grasped on to a nuk or anything to comfort or relax themselves to sleep.

With 3 of my 5 kids I did try the pacifier thing. My oldest was on it for 6 months, but the others never got hooked. I had that problem with one of the twins, and the baby. The appeared to want a pacifier, but would keep spitting it out. So I gave up and just made them deal without it. It didn't take long before they were used to not having it, so the whole fuss over it just ended. They no longer had a need for it and I no longer had to get up every 2 seconds to put it back in their mouth. It was so much easier after that!

You know my son is 4 weeks old and we have this problem too. I'm happy that you started this discussion may be i can get some tips. But we actually use the infant pacifiers that are supposed to be better. But usually he will spit the pacifier out and take a finger so at night if he wakes up and i feed and change him i usually put my pinky in his mouth soon after and he falls asleep right away.

I would say that it sounds like your son does not want this, and you might need to find other ways to help soothe him and get him to want to go back to sleep instead. If he realizes that this is not something he wants, and quits expecting something like that, then he will be happier and learn to get to sleep without needing something. Or you could find something else that will help soothe him instead so then you can all get some sleep again as well.

When my grand daughter was born 2 years ago - I noticed that now they make pacifiers in "Sizes". THere is a newborn size and a bigger size... maybe try the newborn size? Maybe the bigger size is just to big for him to get the comfort it gives. OR maybe try a different brand. There are several styles out there these days, that form fitting one by Nuk is a good one as it form to the shape of the mouth. I think pacificers have gotten such a bad rap for being bad on teeth (they aren't if even there yet) but they offer security and comfort to a baby and the baby needs that when laying there on their own and not understanding what's going on. Yank that security and you'll have a "complaining" baby. GOod luck tho.. hope you find something that works. Those little ones need their security in the middle of the night especially!

I can't believe it's already been 8 weeks! I didn't believe in binkies. I figured after seeing my neice with one in her mouth til she was 5 & being one more thing to break them of we never really used them. You may want to try a different style of binkie. The one you have he may not like the shape or the size of it. My 2nd liked to use one style here and there but didn't latch on to any other. She usually had it in her mouth until she fell asleep at night & spit it out til she was a few mo's old and that was the extent of the use in my house. GL!

Duct tape! Oh, wait, the phone's ringing. Ah, it's the department of children and family services. They are sending a police officer over now. Sigh, these guys can't take a joke. :)

It's only been 8 weeks i'd say give it another month or so. If it don't work i'd say introduce the baby to their thumb and see if that works. Kids tend to have different tendencies for flavors or suction itself. Maybe try flavoring the pacifier like dip it in some grape juice or OJ or something. That's a tough one i'm not too sure what you'd have to do on that one. Good luck.

That is just great and wonderful ! In fact you need not insist your son to take the pacifier or the binky at all. If he is not comfortable with that and keeps coming out from his mouth, then just be it. This way you would have save having a problem in furture when you need to get rid of the pacifier or binky. In fact when my daughter was very young ( about 3-4 months old ), we tried the same thing for her and she just won't want the pacifier and keeps coming out of her mouth too. Then I decided that it's easier without it and she grew-up never know what a pacifier is. Maybe you can try that. Do not force your son if he doesn't like to suck on a pacifier.

maybe you make him practice little by little on how to suck a pacifier until he knows how to make it stay in his mouth. just be patient. i'm sure he willbe used to it.

u may keep your daughter independence do not let her keep a bad habit

worked for me and my kids but back then they most likely didn't know what they do about it now. sorry

I would just stop giving it to him. If he does not have it for a few days he will forget all about it and work on learning to comfort himself. It will probably take a while, but in the long run it will be better for all of you. My kids loved their pacifiers. My daughter gave hers up at 7 months, but my son was latched on to his for 3 years.

Sometimes that is theie way of telling you that they don't like that particular binky. You may have to buy a few different kinds to see which one works best. If you are brestfeedin then i suggest one that is round and flat like Advent binkys are good and he might take to those. My daughter did and i tried like 3 or four diferrent kinds and the adven was the only one that stayed in her mouth. Try that and be diligent and but calm and patient at the same time. Let me know how it work out. rocko5150

Well, if he doesnt have a pacifier, does he really create a havoc crying? if not, the pacifier is not really necessary..

I don't have a son.Take your son to the doctor, and get some advice from the doctor. I think you just give your son more time to make him feel comfort.Good luck.

maybe you shouldn't let your baby get used to using one. it just pacifies, not really satisfies. it's just a false sense of comfort if you ask me. and bad for the baby's teeth.