Newborn Won't Sleep Without Pacifier

I am sorry about the lack of sleep that this is going to bring on. I have to agree with trying to feed him just a little more right before you lay him down,try just an ounce. I would not necessarily recommend keeping the pacifier proped; once he has quieted gently pull at the paci (even if he still sucking) if he sobs leave it but if he stays asleep remove it from his crib, this will help from becoming an all night habit. I agree it is suggested that it helps out with SIDS so don't just disregard the paci in hopes to break the habit. When my son was still in the infant stages he did the same thing but thank fully gave up the paci well before a year. I hope this helps and good luck.

Sorry, K.. My computer sent the same message twice, and I didn't know how to get rid of it. I just deleted the text and typed this note! Again, good luck!

You might want to try different pacifiers. My daughter only liked this one kind of pacifier and it is oddly shaped. I had to go to burlington coat factory and stock up on them because she wouldnt take any others, but they seem to be easier to keep in her mouth too.

hi K., when they are that young they really cant keep it in very well. You just have to be patient and he will keep it in soon enough. Good luck. And enjoy it mine is almost 18 months and i cant believe it.
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Hi K., you have to have patience for your little one. He is a little young to keep the pacifier in his mouth. Maybe he is hungry and that is the reason he is waking up and the pacifier is just soothing that. He will probably eat every few hours if not more often in the middle of the night.

Try feeding him and not giving him the pacifier after he goes to sleep.

This will probably sound crazy...but here's what we did. We swaddled our boys when they would sleep, and we would bring the edge of the blanket up, just under their mouths. It would HELP to hold the pacifier in. Atleast that helped it stay longer than it would have otherwise. I had twins, and I totally know what you mean about the pacifiers falling out of their mouth! (You'll be sooooo happy when they can pick up the pacifier themselves!)

Sometimes if you can/will carry the baby with you (in a sling or in your arms) the little one won't need the pacifier because he will be comforted by your smell and heart beat sound. Also try nursing him - newborns go through growth spurts where they need to eat every hour to get the nutrients they need. These come and go. You'll get your time and space back after a while but for the next month I'd say be ready to be attached to that baby.
Good luck

Ya know I am not too sure what other mothers think about this but I have been through the baby stage a few times and i also had a friend do this as well ....when you put the baby to sleep do you swaddle him? reason I ask is my twins boys were the same way and when I swaddled them I would use a tiny bit of the blanket in the front to kind of prop their binkis up now not to where the blanket (recieving blanket) was interfering with their breathing just enough so that when the binki comes out and they notice it it is still within reach of their lips so they learn to suck it back into place and once he starts to move around abit and uses his hands he will learn to find it at night and put it back into his mouth I like to use those little pillows that you velcrow together so keep baby on his back or side I used it with all 6 of my kids and it helped them to stay put and kept them feeling snug for a better nights sleep! Hope this helps mothering is a very personal thing and what works for one may not for another so it's up to you!

We had the same problem for a little while. But I realized that it was only when he was using the newborn paci. I gave him a bigger one by mistake one night and he didn't loose it until very early in the morning but that was when he was waking up hungry anyway. Try something longer or with a bigger end. Also if I were you I would try to switch it out with different brands so that you don't have to search for a certain kind. My son wasn't picky and he would take anything. But a friend of mine her daughter would only take a certain kind and she couldn't always find them.

Good Luck

Get a Wubbanub. I know New Baby Products in Snellville has them. I'm not sure what the website is but if you Google Wubbanub, you'll see. They were great but she decided she liked her thumb better.

Don't really have any suggestions, but just wanted you to know this happened to us a lot at first. If your baby is anything like mine, the pacifier will stop falling out as he gets older and stronger.

Hi Keisha,

I would suggest reading "the no-cry sleep solution" by Elizabeth Pantley.

I would say duct tape but that would probably cause you to call dfacs. For sleeping tips and really and all around good book on scheduling and feeding - baby wise. I will tell you that give him a little time and he will figure out how to hold it, find it and put it back in his mouth. You can help train him while he is awake- when it falls out, put his hand on it and see it he will grasp it, then put it towards his mouth. Babies usually grasp pretty good.

how often is he eating? Chances are he is still hungry and at this age babies just suck a great deal. Usually though when they are good and satisfied they fall into deep fast sleep. Depending on age/weight and babies preference, he should be eating about every 1 1/2- 2 hours on average. Some children are a bit different or are mostly regular aside from some funky times of day. Case in point, my current youngest, now 7 weeks old, would eat every 2 hours on average except for the hours of 8-11 pm and 6-9 a.m. in which case he would clucter feed. Which is continual nursing for this time period.

Every child is a bit different. I would definately ofer him more feeding time/feddings in generl. If you need more help with this e-mail me and give me some more info and I would love to help you!

My daughter did the same thing. It drove me out of my mind because a nurse gave her a paci in the hospital and I spent the second night of her life up every 15 min sticking the paci in her mouth because my husband hadn't slept in 3 days. It only got worse from there. I tried sticking her thumb in her mouth and she wouldn't take it. I tried holding the paci while sleeping- I ended up not sleeping for 5 nights. I finally took a small stuffed animal (about the size of a beenie baby) and glued it to the back of the paci. It worked. she held on to that thing like it was her best friend. I later heard about the wubnub thing-same concept. Mine was cheaper. and later I took the paci off of the toy- about 3 months or so- and she cried for 2 nights and then pushed the doggy (the toy) away and used her thumb. I hope this story helps you- you are not alone and it does get better. good luck.

These are just one of those things that come along with new babies that has no quick fix for. My first child also had a paci since birth and lived with it for 3 yrs and 6 months. We were contantly losing them and needing to buy more...like that lost sock in the dryer.It's a great annoyance but it will get easier and then the next stage will feel just as annoying as the last but different in its own little way.Just tell yourself that it will past and be a great memory when he is older and work ur way through it with patience.