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SO my kids both used a pacifier. We stopped the binki with my son soon after he was weaned around 18 months. DD is still nursing at 2 1/2, so I have not gotten her off her binki. I had been expecting to let her use it if I decided to wean her for some reason. Where I will probably let her self wean when she is ready I am thinking I may need to work on the binki. It never leaves her bed so night time and naps will be our only time to deal with no binki.
I was just wondering everyone 's thoughts on this.

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Permalink Reply by Pat on October 21, 2008 at 9:27pm
Binkies have no documented damage, from my understanding So, removing them is not necessary for dental health. I believe use of a pacifier does decrease milk supply however.


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Permalink Reply by Karen Shattuck on October 22, 2008 at 1:01pm
Thanks!
Well she has always had one and we did ok nursing so my supply is not concerning me. I think dental did concern me a little. So that is cool to know that there is no documented damage! I know sometimes they can effect speech, -- hard to talk with something in their mouths... But she does not have that problem where it is only in her bed. She loves her binki, and I love hearing her suck on it through the monitor LOL. It gives me peace.
Permalink Reply by Karen Davis on November 11, 2008 at 9:56am
One of my children used a binki and one sucked their thumb. All of them are fated for the orthodontist. I think genetics plays a much larger role than either of these.

Oh, for the two that used neither - let's just say that my husband used to call me the human pacifier.

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