pacifier question

I am curious about pacifiers... is it OK to use them when you're breastfeeding? I was under the impression they are like a bottle in that they confuse the baby about sucking in the early stages?

I used one with DD and didn't have any issues with nursing.

I didn't give Jake one right away, but I soon realized how soothing it is for him to have it. At first he didn't even want it. He takes it from time to time still not a huge fan of it which is fine by me. I am breastfeeding and have had no issues with him using the pacifier. He is eating like a champ!

Dee

daj72705 wrote:I didn't give Jake one right away, but I soon realized how soothing it is for him to have it. At first he didn't even want it. He takes it from time to time still not a huge fan of it which is fine by me. I am breastfeeding and have had no issues with him using the pacifier. He is eating like a champ!

Dee

Sequoia as using me as her human paci. So i opened a pack up at the hospital..since they dont give them to nursing mothers in our hospital.. and gave it to her. She is not a fan of it either all the time, but will take it from time to time. I didnt push one on Logan and TOTALLY regret it! he is the one i breast fed till he was 4.

There are some recent studies that suggest that Paci use reduces the risk of SIDS...and since I wasn't worried about nipple confusion (BF didn't work for me, no milk) I was all for a Paci with both of the girls, anything to prevent SIDS in my book.

Yeah it's funny because my SO and I were determined to not give Naminai a pacifier.. then we were out one day, and she was crying and we didn't have anything to calm her down... so we decided to try one. She actually doesn't like it that much, she pushes it out of her mouth most of the time. But like the others, ends up taking it from time to time.

I breastfed both my boys, and Brennen liked the pacifer, Mason hated it!! Brennen didn't have a problem with nipple confusion. Brennen was also better when I supplemented him with formula, didn't give me such a hard time, I had an aweful time trying to pump for him. Mason would hate to take the bottle, but wasn't toooo bad if I wasn't around. I pumped for him, I don't think he ever had a whole bottle of formula.
it's up to u if u want to try it. to each his own, but I'm kinda glad that Mason didn't bother with it. One less thing to break him of, ya know.