Baby and pacifier
Do you let your baby take pacifier? If no, why?

No for both my kids. (Almost 4yo and almost 6 mo). If they need comfort, we (my husband and I) comfort them. If they are fussy/cranky, we find out the cause and solve the problem. We sleep trained both of them already, so they never relied on the pacifier to fall asleep. I think it’s fine both giving your kids the pacifier and not giving it. It’s really up to you. But because I didn’t use it, I learnt many ways to comfort my children and engage with them, helping them through discomfort, meltdowns, tantrums, sleep training, learning self soothing, learning how to play by themselves, etc using other methods. Because I couldn’t rely on the pacifier, I had to spend more time understanding their needs and wants, and then working on how to fill those needs. For that, I think not using the pacifier has made me a better parent.
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