Baby uses me as a pacifier all night

J

Gonna start by saying ❗️Not looking for advice to stop bed sharing or negative comments about bedsharing ❗️

I need some tips on how to deal with a baby who uses me as a pacifier all night. He is 3 months old and we bedshare because he got very attached to me since the beginning. He has reflux so as a newborn I held him upright for 20-30 min after feeding him to help with his spit up. Naturally I would fall asleep from being so tired and we got into a habit of sleeping together, and he will not sleep without being right next to me. I tried the bassinet over and over for weeks before being so exhausted every day and night that I just put him to sleep in bed next to me.

Bed sharing doesn’t bother me BUT he uses my nipple as a pacifier almost the entire night and is reluctant to use an actual pacifier. My nipples are getting sore and I basically have to stay on my side the whole night. I need help finding something for him to use instead of my nipple at night. What pacifiers do your babies like if they prefer the your real nipple instead?

This is basically how we sleep almost the whole night ⬇️

**he is not sleeping on a pillow, it’s a burp cloth in case he spits up**