My LO has never been a fan of pacifiers, I’ve been trying to introduce it since week 3 and no luck. He has possibly taken it 5 times since when he’s really exhausted but that’s it. When I try and sooth him and introduce it he pulls a face! I BF and obviously my nipple is what he prefers 🙃 but we will all agree that falling asleep on my breast is giving him the worse habit ever. It’s been my last resort (but too many times) as he’s a terrible sleeper especially for day naps as I end up not knowing how else to put him to sleep when I’m home…. I have the MAM pacifiers but clearly he’s not a fan, any other reccos for other babies like mine? 🙏
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Tommee teepee closer to nature breast like soothers are the best 👌

My daughter is exactly the same and she won't take the tommee tippee either. I've even tried prem baby dummies as sometimes she gags on the bigger ones. I have no advice because I'm stuck in this cycle too and it's even affected her overnight sleep the last two nights - wouldn't sleep without my nipple in her mouth 😫
However.. It's biologically normal for babies to fall asleep at the breast! She had a phase like this for a few nights a few weeks ago and she went back to her usual overnight sleep afterwards. While I feel your frustration, part of me is just becoming more accepting of it now and giving her what she needs when she needs it, as all of these phases do pass! I try to use the sling for daytime naps now instead so at least she's able to sleep without feeding for some sleeps (still working on being able to put her down during the day but that's another story). Hope things improve for you soon x

The mam pacifiers were the only one my son likes but he stopped taking them and just sucks on his hands now

thanks for your message ☺️ sounds like we have very similar stories as I’m working at the moment on getting my LO to nap during the day which he fights big time even though he’s exhausted and gives me all the cues… I also use the baby carrier during the day and go out for walks and that’s literally the only way he will sleep (without my nipple) and stay asleep - only thing is… he’s getting heavy so walking around for 1.5hrs makes my back hurt so much 😬

definitely sounds like we're having the same struggles!! I agree it gets hard as they get heavier 😫 I'm planning to really work on her day sleep when she's over this current phase (she's just generally unhappy at the moment so not good timing). But for now I'm carrying on with the sling and just resting on the sofa in my sleep deprived state 😂 hope your situation improves soon, I never knew motherhood would be this hard, maybe I'm naive or maybe I just have a challenging baby! X

trust me I feel the same 😅 we’re not alone 🤍 what sling do you use? Might try it too 😅

yes

Which pacifier is that one

it might be useful to try a different carrier. My first one pulled on my back so I tried out some new ones and I don’t feel it in my back at all. I’m currently using ergo embrace it’s so comfortable.

How old are your babies? my boy is 11 week ms tomorrow and he doesn’t sleep great in the day either. We go go for an hours walk each morning in the pram and he sleeps most the way and half hour in the afternoon in the carrier and he normally nods off but other than that he doses whiled breastfeeding.. he stay dosing if I keep him there but as soon as I put him in the crib he wakes up 🤦🏼♀️😂

I have a couple but they're basically just a long strip of fabric that you wrap around yourself, I don't think you need any special brands, one of mine is Egmao 😊 I just followed youtube tutorials! my daughter is 12 weeks and she's exactly the same x

we have the same one 😅 my lil boy is 11weeks and 4days x


The only one he got on with

Avent shootie is brilliant and same shape as breast

My little one is the same. I've tried mam, tommee tippee and nano bebe but he just prefers the boob to soothe. I don't like the habit of falling asleep on the boob but I've just learnt to accept that it's a phase that will pass when I stop breastfeeding.

thanks! They look super similar to the MAM ones in terms of shape, had you tried the MAM ones too? X