christa has not liked a pacifier since the first day she was born! .. i put it in her mouth and as soon as she realized she was not getting any food out of it she wanted nothing too do with it! lol

i do although i swore i wouldnt. ben isnt dependant on it during the day but he likes it at night or nap times and he is sucking it fair bit today. i hate them, dirty things im forever washing it but its either this or his pooh bear and that is in the wah!

"No, but guilty as charged... "

I was adament Lukas wouldnt have one, but the feeding issue when he was 3 wks pushed me to cave in and give him one. Fortunatley like some others because there was no food he spat it out, but then came the chomping on my nipple for comfort. So the gob stopper now goes in when hes tired, to sooth him to sleep, but ironically he doesnt have it for bed, just for his naps in the day. Come last feed he takes himself off to sleep, its as if he knows its bed time!

Made to feel gulity twice in one day.
Mrs Moo xxx

Harry is perfectly happy without one

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I dont like them either. Logan is nearly one and has never had one, when he was younger he had a blanky to cuddle into at bed times, he doesnt use it now though!

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I always swore I wouldn't, thought they were horrible etc but Ivo gets a huge amount of comfort from sucking. He only has it for getting off to sleep and once he's dropped off at night it falls out and he's fine with that - doesn't need it putting back in all the time.

I'd like to be rid of it before he's 1 but at this age I think anything which comforts them can't be too bad.

Mainly beacuse I sucked my thumb until I was 12 (yes really!!) so I wanted something that he can be weaned off as he gets older. I'm aiming to have him off it by his 1st birthday.

My local Childrens Centre do Dummy Parties where the children give their dummies to a fairy and get a present in return. Quite a good idea for those babies who are reluctant to part with their dummies.

I used them with all mine, but only during naps and so far the older 3 gave them up of their own accord before their 1st birthday, if Harry is showing no signs of doing so then i will get straight on to it, i see so many toddlers in pushchairs still sucking on dummies and there is a little boy at my kids school he is in year 1(aged 5-6) at school and his mum has to bring a dummy and pushchair to get him from school, he will never live that down among his peers.

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Leigha has a dummy but only at nap and bedtimes. I always said I wouldn't use one but they really do work! I hate to see older toddlers with them in when they don't really need them, Im determined not to let that happen!
Gemma and Leigha

christa has not liked a pacifier since the first day she was born! .. i put it in her mouth and as soon as she realized she was not getting any food out of it she wanted nothing too do with it! lol

on my first 2 iosabel gave it up by herself at 6 months sophia i had to cut the teats off when she was 1 year and charlie won't have one near him he hates them, theres still some mums who take them to school for afterwards for their kids they must be dolally!

they're not called pacifiers for nothing but I do cringe to see inappropriate use like when a toddler is sitting in a buggy quite happy but with a big dummy shoved in.

My current babies aren't big fans. Charlie has one only if upset/unwell. Francis isn't too enamoured of them at all.

Jude had addiction issues with it and didn't relinquish till the xmas eve a few weeks before he turned 4. Got him to leave them beside Santas cookies and milk for Santa to take to a poor baby.

He would not fall asleep without it before that. Ever

Don't feel bad cos of using labour saving devices

Jen x

my friend has said by christmas she wants to take the dummy from her daughter, what a good idea of letting santa take it, i'll suggest this one to her...

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I don't, can't stand them, and even worse, people that use them as fashion accesories. grrr, that grates on me.

why did you wonder?
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i really hate them but still use one!!! wondered other peoples views eally. my cousin had one til he was 4 and his mm mae him flush it down the loo!! i dread that happenin bt i dont let him have itunless upset or nap/bedtime.

i also hate to see toddlers wandring round with one in their mouth that and a bottle when they are cearly old enough for a cup.......

y friend for a special ribbon and got her daughter to tie it to te xmas tree for santa to take to the baby reindeers. this year she is getting 'santa' to leave apiccy of a reindeer (toy) with the dummy next to it that she took last year efore throwing it out!!