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I am thinking about going to just infant care (newborn-18/24 mos) and was wondering how you guys feel about pacifier use. Every baby I have cared for has had a paci starting from newborn and usually drops it around one year, so I was just curious if this is standard for other providers. Do you think they are necessary, useful, ect? I read once that they promote jaw strength and ****ing reflex in newborns and reduce the risk of SIDS, but I have not researched this, so just curious on your thoughts. Thanks!
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I loved pacifiers when my own children were little. But, they were all tummy sleepers, and even at 6 weeks or so, they could scrounge around and find their pacifiers themselves.
Now, with all the lo's on their backs, I've found I've constantly had to replace pacifiers to get and keep them sleeping. It requires a lot more intervention than I prefer.
I'd say, if they come with a pacifier, let them have it. If they don't, then don't. It's really a parent's call. -
I don't do paci's and most my new families don't use them (I do infants only too). Too much hassle because when one babe has it because then they all want it - there is a tendency to grab someone elses & stick in their own mouth
. Lots of washing & disinfection the bloody things too
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I don't mind them at all, and think in some instances it is easier! I can often pop in the pacifier of a baby, and that action soothes the baby enough for the child to drift off to sleep.
I have a dcb that has never had a pacifier, and I find he is always putting something into his mouth. For example, we have a dr kit that has a medicine dropper that is similar to a pacifier- he is always going after that and putting it in his mouth.
Anyway, they don't bother me until the child is older.
I have one dcb that walks around with his all day- I take it away, but it's given immediately once dcm or dcd shows up, so it's a losing battle ::
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My youngest enrolled are 10 months. Some come with pacis, others don't. The pacis are kept for naps only. I don't like them crawling around with them for same reasons as above. Or they leave them behind and someone else picks them up.
If they start with one, I slowly wean them off to just naps.Comment
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I don't mind them. It just depends on what the parents do at home. If the baby gets the paci at home then I don't see a reason not to offer it at daycare. I will say however that I do work on offering the paci less at daycare than they do at home especially as they start hitting the year mark and also if the paci becomes a problem for some reason.
I ask parents to bring me at least two paci's for their child if they use a paci. One to use and one as backup. I have paci tethers that clip onto their clothing near the collars to keep them from falling on the ground so that helps with the cleanliness part of it. So far I haven't had any issues with them.Comment
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I have no issue with paci's for naps. I don't allow them outside of naps though.Comment
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Here I allow them until a year. Then when they turn one the rule changes to "pacifiers are for sleeping babies" and they can have it at nap *if* they need it. I start the weaning process around 10 months and often by 1 kids have forgotten all about it
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I am fine with pacifiers but if they want them they have to be in the PNPComment
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Thank you all for the input! I don't have issue with them either, but I know some parents are against them and some will let their five year old have one
I guess I will just play it baby by baby!
On another note, infant care is very needed in my area (daycares are booked up and infants rarely get a spot over 18 mos+), plus I love infant care more and have more experience with it. Any advice on how to let my current family with a 2 year old know I will be moving on to infant care next year? I am excited to be done with them, but don't want to end care too soon, as I know they will have difficulty finding a new place. Have you ever had issues with parents who want you to watch the child longer, even thought they signed up knowing it was infant care only? Also, what about siblings? If a sibling is aging out, but the family has a new baby, do you let the older kid stay or do you have them use two providers or go somewhere else altogether? Thanks again for the input!Comment
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My mother is retired, but spent her entire career in the oral surgery field.. From the time my first child was born (33 years ago) to the fourth one (18 years ago)...she told me she would dis-own me if I ever put a pacifier in the mouth of one of her grandchildren. Never did and I tell my kids the same thing.
I do not use them in my daycare either. I tell parents that at interview.Comment
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At all the centers I've worked at, we allowed them for infants (under age 1) and allowed them only at nap time for toddlers (age 1). No pacifiers for ages 2 and up.Comment
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Don't use them. I don't have babies that need pacified.Comment
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As a parent I would rather my child have a pacifier then take up a thumb ****ing habit which is much harder to break when the child is a toddler.Comment
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To be honest I could really take or leave pacis. I find myself running back to the crib to put paci back in a 100 times in an hour and it gets old. Eventually I just let the paci start falling away and eventually it's gone. They are now saying no paci after 6 mos. which is fine with me. Hope this helps.
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