Pacifier

Dave and I have had mixed feelings about Carly using a pacifier. I did go ahead and buy a pack, per various friends' suggestions. I honestly did not know if she would ever use the two I purchased, but I thought it was better to be safe than sorry (especially for less than $4). Then at the hospital the doctors taught us about how a pacifier will sooth a baby during the stethoscope portion of the medical examine. We then used the pacifier during her 1 week check up and again while I was waiting with her for another appointment. However, I've been reading that at some point babies begin to want to suck on items (fingers, pacifiers, bottles, etc.) even when they are not hungry. Tonight Carly began to fuss 30 minutes after we had fed her, Dave immediately asked, "She can't be hungry again, can she?" Out of desperation and hope that she didn't want to eat, again - I pulled out the pacifier. Apparently it can do the trick and the books are right. The more I think about it, the more I think that I would rather have to break her down the road of using a pacifier than of sucking on her thumb and/or fingers. Tough love can take a pacifier away, but it is really hard to take a thumb and/or fingers away. :-)