Pacifier affecting BF success...

When the baby starts using you as a pacifier and you are dog tired you can introduce then that’s what I’ve done with all my kids

Both my daughters got a pacifier right away.My first was strictly breastfed (no formula) until 15 months old. She stopped the pacifier on her own at 5 months old. My second is 9 weeks old and exclusively breastfed as well. She’s still using a pacifier. It’s never caused an issue for us and it’s said to help with SIDS prevention.

Both of my sons never had a pacifier, I don’t know why so many parents rely on them. I breastfed for 14 months with my 1st son and only a week with my 2nd son. I have always said to myself, when a baby is fussing or crying it’s obviously for a reason so why get them to just suck a pacifier ? Figure out what is wrong and not just put that in their mouth. Mmm just my opinion 😊

Gosh they’re all different. But babies love and need to suck so if your baby takes one, it can be super helpful. Just can be hard to get rid of. I had one baby that took it and one who didn’t. I breastfed both of them for over a year. We introduced the pacifier to both of them pretty immediately.

My son was in the NICU for feeding issues, he got a pacifier from the day he was born. We breastfed for a full year, the pacifier didn’t make things harder at all.

We waited three days after coming home from the hospital before giving him a pacifier. We used MAM pacifiers, & breastfeeding was already established. He was a champ & latched on right away, had great sucking motions, everything. So we weren’t to concerned about giving him a pacifier. Also, his pediatrician said if we have a pacifier & he started having issues latching or sucking, to stop; we didn’t need to, but that’s always an option too.

The nurses gave my son a pacifier without asking me first, So he got one right away. We are now 8 months successfully breastfeeding so I don’t think it made any difference. He goes back and forth between breast and bottle no problem also. I started pumping 1 month postpartum to build a stash for when I went to work again. I haven’t ever used a pacifier with him. He only got one at the hospital his second day.

I never gave my daughter a pacifier. She doesn’t know what it is so she doesn’t need/want it. She sleeps 7 hours straight at night before her every 2 hour wake ups happen to feed. My son on the other hand the nurses gave him one when he was in the nicu and he’s almost 3 years old now and we are still trying to take the binky away from. It’s so bad that his teeth are shifting and when he bites down his teeth don’t touch. I personally wouldn’t give the baby a binky unless you really need too.

I don’t think it affects breastfeeding unless you let it! My daughter never took one! But I would say to breastfeed as much as baby wants (I was a human pacifier for like..months, but it boosted the heck out of my supply which was amazing) and then maybe give it to baby when they’re sleeping, just to help with SIDS!

I had flat nipples, so it was extra important that I not use a pacifier until things were going well. She ended up hating it and never took one.