I gave my boy the pacifier way earlier than you. Yes, agree on the part where he will wake up and cry pacifier drops out of his mouth. However, when i am the one who pulls it out when he sleeps, he doesnt feel it and continued sleeping as per normal. Now at 4 months going 5, he doesnt cry when his pacifier drops out of his mouth. In fact, i observed that he is the one who will spit it out in his sleep. Personally i do find the pacifier as a lifesaver in my case, cus my boy was really difficult to soothe and pacifier helped him to self-soothe and calm him down. To each her own. Anw, i know that babies naturally have the tendency to suck on things which calms them down. So i am okay with pacifiers and go with his flow for now.