I promised that I would continue blogging about my experience as a mommy, so here is my first blog on my site. I love to read comments and hear feedback with your own experiences too, so feel free to share and comment!
I think one debate that a lot of moms have is whether or not to use a pacifier with your baby. When Mason was first born, I remember my mom always saying how mean I was for not giving him a pacifier. He just didn’t want it or care for it too much. As time went on, we started using a paci for Mason’s naps. As he got even a little bit older, he does not like to be in the car seat for too long, so the paci helped with that too, for a second anyway. I always keep a paci on me for emergency situations. It has come in handy for me especially in a restaurant or on an airplane. Do you think there is such thing as using a paci too much? I personally do. I love to hear mason’s little voice, watch him smile, see his cute little facial expressions.
Read the rest of my blog about pacifiers here.
I have read that pacifiers actually help protect babies from SIDS when used for nap or bedtime. I loved this and it made me feel better when using a paci with Mason. I have also read not to use a paci until your baby can latch onto your breast well if you are breast feeding.
I have heard some mixed things as far as when to wear your baby off of the pacifier. I have heard after four months, after one year. So when is the right time to take that paci away? They will eventually not be using a paci obviously, so does when they stop using it even matter? I know there can be some effects as far as teeth are concerned.
I would love to hear your thoughts.
I just got Mason these new pacifiers from NUK that he loves. I love that they look like little animal faces. I also think the personalized pacifiers are very cute. A lot of people sent them for Mason when he was born
Mason is wearing pajamas by No Added Sugar.
Hi Kourt!
I use one for my son.Just afther he turned one( 1,5 months ago)yeae old we decided it was better not to give it ‘all’the time. This because he has teeth now and they say it is better for there speach not to use it. I love hearing my son making noices and with the paci he didnt do that as much. So now he only gets it when he goes to bed. This was hard in the beginning but now it works great! I would say use it only when he goes to bed. Good luck! xoxo
There’s nothing wrong with a paci. I use one for my 4 month old daughter. She uses it mostly for sleep, but it’s always good to have on me in case she gets fussy in public.
Let him use it if it comforts him. When he’s a little older…. maybe at 2 or so you can start telling him that big boys don’t use those. He’ll stop on his own. Or, you can try the old “out of sight, out of mind”. If he doesn’t see a pacifier available, he might forget all about it! I personally did not let my babies sleep with one in their mouths. I would let them fall asleep with it… but then i would gently remove it. There is no need for a binky to be there when they are sleeping. Good luck with your little guy. Mason is such a cutie pie.
My son jamie is 2 in october, he always had a dummy (or pacifier) then when he was 8 months old he had an operation coz he was born with a cleft pallet so because he had stitches in the roof of his mouth he wasnt allowed to use one because if he sucked too hard on it then his stitches might have burst open, so instead he started sucking on the teat of his bottle, and he still does to this day! And i dont mind coz it helps him sleep, i think pacifier’s are good for comforting babies (and toddlers). Oh and my youngest sister actually had a dummy til she was 5!!
Both of my children used a pacifier, only because it seemed so easy to throw one in their mouth when they got fussy and wanted to eat, but it was too early to eat or in a sense to pacify them at naps or bed time. My daughter pretty much took to it right away, but my son did not and I wish I would of not forced it on him. I think I was being selfish in a way and wanting some peace and quiet, but sticking a rubber thing in their mouth isn’t the way. We need to interact more with them and help for them to keep their attention focused on things that are good for them. My daughter would not give up her paci til she was over 2, she even hid them from me. I wouldn’t do it again, unless I have an extrememly fussy child and I do wish I wouldn’t of forced it on my son. Just think once they are addicted, it’s like oh God you can’t leave the house without like 20 backups and God forbid if you get some off brand that they don’t like, because that’s not happening. But different strokes for differrent folks. Whatever works for one mom may not work for another. It’s just so funny as they get older and they are fussing and you hand them their paci and they act like its a cigarette or a drink they are shaking, just ready to shove in their mouth and then it’s all good. Maybe that’s my problem I need a paci instead of an adult beverage!
Paci’s are a life saver in some situation’s but i would’nt use it that often as soon as he start’s teething i would lose it. I have to say though he looks adorable in that pic(:
I was a total paci baby. In my whole baby album (ranging from a few months-2years) there are very few pictures in which I don’t have a paci with me. My paci and I were completely insperable. But now i’m 16 and I think I turned out pretty fine
. Don’t feel like he won’t ever give it up once he starts, because that’s very unlikely. Everything is just a phase, believe me.
I was deprived as a baby (lol), I was never NEVER fed breastmilk. I was put straight on the bottle.
(My mom had a bad breastfeeding experience with her first baby, my older brother, so she was scared I would have trouble leaving the nipple too).
But in the end, Once a child moves out of that phase, it’ll just stop. Some reinforcing might be needed, but dont ever think that it”ll never happen.
Just follow your gut feeling.
Afterall, you are a mother
I don’t see any harm in using pacifiers. My 2 babies (2 and 1 yrs) both have pacifiers and they use them mostly when they’re tired or upset. If they’re playing and having fun they don’t even bother with them! My opinion is that it’s easier to take away a pacifier at some point then to take away a thumb, because babies who need a pacifier and are refused one will go on sucking their thumbs.
My 2 year old girl isn’t using one during the day anymore and only at night before she goes to bed. They will give them up eventually, same as with pottytraining. If they’re ready for it, they will do it. Training and refusing things from them wont make them being ready for it. Listen to your baby, they know when it’s time to make a change.
Where dose this baby mason look like scott at ….I see JJ Rob friend …I will lay money that it’s not scotts baby at all I see JJ …Look at JJ and look at mason Trust me you will see the samething i do …Remember she sleep with jj right before she got back with scott …They got drunk and they left the bar in a taxi and went home and f..k …Know i know im not dum ..Remember when klohe got up the next morning and kourtney went in the kitchen and her sister ask her what she was wearing …and kourtney said that her and jj was watching movies ya right ….But remember kourtney had her legs rap around his waste and she slam the door close …now i know i see that is jj’s not scott …And did you see jj was at scotts birthday …Oh well i could give a shit im done with this show all they all do is lie cheat steal this show is making me sick im starting too mental problems from watching all there bull shit on t.v. who cares anymore i dont..The way i see it kourtney and scott belong with each other
man its so obvious the baby is jj’s.
that chick above me is right, everytime i see the baby i automatically think of that episode before scott n kourtdaddi got back together where her n jj went out n came back later and went to the same room. in the morning it was so obvious they boned when she did the walk of shame and her khlodaddi started goin off about them sleeping together.
look at scotts face and hair, its tanned and light. the babys hair is dark black with a white as complexion. that jj dude wouldve blown soo hard im suprised he didnt create a fully formed baby that night.
kourtney knows its jj’s for sure – this sounds nerdy as haha.. but in that other episode where hes like ‘have u been with anyone before me, are you sure its mine’ n she said she hadent been with anyone else n its his.
shes basically able to bail on scott whenever she wants, even if she doesnt like jj that way they could still raise that baby alot better then the current situation. but at the end of the day, the babies still like a fu***** millionaire anyway so hes set.
Hi Kourtney,
My daughter is now one and I have given her a pacifier since she was born. It helped sooth her and she loves her paci but I wouldn’t say she’s addicted to it. She only wants it at night or during her nap times most of the time or even when we are out for a car ride. I also keep a spare paci in my bag. LoL you never know! I read the same thing that giving your baby a pacifier while he/she sleeps prevents sids, so as soon as I read it I was soooo relieved and happy and always gave her a pacifier when she slept.
Mason isn’t Scott’s child and the fact that they can’t conceive a second child is the real proof that he isn’t the father.
Rob’s friend JJ is the baby’s daddy
Scott get a DNA test done quick so the truth is out!
Wow that baby is pretty dark for a white baby seriously. I have friends who are 1/4 black or half white that look they are not mixed at all. I am just suprise because my son is black me and his father is white and your son is only one shade darker then my son and he actually was the same darkness as your father. You must have other mix in your family like black or arab and majority of arabs have african in them anyways.
I’m glad I’m not the only one who’s little one hates the car seat and car rides! I thought I was going crazy. All my friends babies knock out the minute they start the car…me on the other hand, my little T would scream! So a pacifier is definitely a saver!!! I use Mam’s. Don’t know if you tried all different kinds but all my friends use Soothie’s, those just didn’t work for us. My mother-in-law said she used Mam’s and that they were the best. Little T loves them and it does come in handy in the car, in a restaurant, or in the grocery store (when I’m taking too long)! haha!!!
I totally agree with pacifires up until 2,but no longer than 3 years old! My niece was on and off pacifires for a while there. She’s finally off of them now! I was 3 years old when my parents wheened me off mine! I think it’s great that Kourt and her family are so close!! It took years for me and my sis to become really great buds! We’ve always have been close but now were even closer than ever,so are me and my family become closer everyday!
My little guys is 16 months old. He takes a binky mostly when he sleeps.. I like to keep his binky up while he is awake because I want him to talk and not rely on it all the time. Eventually we will get him to sleep without his binky.. I think my oldest didnt sleep without it until he was 18months to a little before a year. Funny I breastfed him for a little over 6 months, he used to NEVER take a binky but when I was ready to stop nursing I needed him to have something else for comfort so one day when he did take the binky I was so happy!
mason is so cute i hav a baby brother. I think the same age as mason? i adore babies lot and caring them!i hav 2brother 1sister and yea kourtney , kim,khole are my favorite and yea i love fashion when i go grow up i want to be a fashion designer
My son is 5 months old and still won’t take the pacifier! We have tried many different kinds, but no luck. I tried to give him one when he popped his first tooth, but he preferred his hand, our fingers or a wet bath cloth. Not only does he not like the paci, he doesn’t like bottles! Im hoping we can just skip the bottle phase and go straight to sippy cups. Oh and he doesn’t like the car seat either!!!! Its nice to hear that there are other babies on this earth that doesn’t like the car seat!
I love your mommy blog and finding about all your tips and what you find useful and why. It’s so fun seeing Mason grow up and your family too! Congrats on your pregnancy and can’t wait to read more about your favorite mom and baby things!
In my opinion pacifiers are disgusting. Especially those who allow their toddlers to walk around in public with them, absolutely disgusting. There are many other ways to soothe you’re baby besides the paci. I never gave my son one and I will never give one to any of my children in the future. It looks tacky, makes toddlers look like walking infants and in my opinion it screams out that the parent is so desperately trying to mute their child. When I see a child with a paci it makes me feel that the parents have no control over their children therefore will go as far as plugging their mouths for some piece and quite, pacifiers are gross and should never be used!!
My son stopped using the paci the day he turned 3 months old. I think at that age, his constant urge to suck was gone and there were more appropriate ways to soothe him. PERSONALLY, I think a paci after 3 months old is not a good idea. The older they get, the more they remember and rely on it, therefore the habit is harder to break. When I see a child who can already speak using a paci, it’s kind of gross. Your child has a voice, and when he uses it, you need to listen and tend to his needs. Whether it be a cry, a word, a phrase, or a sentence, your child is trying to communicate with you. If you pop a paci in his mouth, you are silencing him and not listening to him. With that said, paci/no paci– it’s a mother’s choice. There are pros and cons like everything else. In the end, do what you believe in and what works for you.
hi kourt
you should def make a mommy book on tips on mason just your expercience on being a mom i want to be a mom soon i would love to buy a book from someone we have so much in common
this blog is very helpful! I am expecting.. (6 months along) and I have been thinking about the different things I will/won’t do once he gets here. A pacifier will definitely be a must for me, and this blog made me feel a lot better about it. Also, knowing that pacifiers help prevent SIDS is a big big deal for me!
Thanks Kourt
Hey lady,
I took my son Aydens binky away on his first birthday and he never miossed it. He didn’t even ask for it or act like he wanted it.
Also thank you for your mommy blogs. My mom passed away a few months ago, and its so lovely to see your advice on certain topics. You and my mother had very similar parenting styles and its nice to be able to read what you do with Mason.
Keep being you. Its totally working.
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