Pacifiers/Soothers to fall asleep?

Question

At night we give our 5 month old daughter a pacifier and hold her until she’s drowsy then we slowly take it away and set her in her crib for bed…
Well… it turns out that she now needs this in order to settle down and fall asleep or get to the very drowsy relaxed state.
Is this normal and okay or should we try to take the binky away and encourage her to self soothe? 
Do babies learn how to self sooth on their own or do I have to “teach” her?
Sorry if this is dumb, FTM. 🤔🤷🏻‍♀️

Answer

Self soothing isnt really a concept until 6+ months 
Paci’s reduce the risk of SIDS, so my guy will keep his until he’s ready to get rif of it.

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She's still very young and not really capable of self soothing. Self soothing is a normal part of development that baby will learn when she's ready and not before. If the binky helps her sleep, let her have it. She'll likely ditch it on her own when she's older/ready.

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If she needs a pacifier at 5 months old to go to sleep it’s not an issue. It’s usually not an issue till they get older like closer to 2. My son never took one so we had to pat his back till he fell asleep while laying in bed or he’d have to cry it out when he got older. You could try other things but I wouldn’t be concerned about her sleeping with one at this age yet

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Honestly, I'd let her have the pacifier. In a few months she'll be able to put it back in her own mouth in the middle of the night and these babies usually sleep better. I tried SO.FREAKING.HARD to get my son to take a pacifier. No luck....

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Nope not an issue. My 10 month still uses one to fall asleep and then spits it out. She finds them on her own at night if she needs it. I sprinkle like 4 in her crib around the sides. I literally lay her in her bed and walk away and she puts herself to sleep in minutes. Both my kids have done this.

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Thank you all again! So appreciated. We are trying so hard to make sure that we are being supportive and not stressing out lo. Appreciate the insight! We’ll let her be and just keep lovin on her :)

Pacifiers/Soothers to fall asleep?

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