Suckling for comfort

AH & I are trying our best not to cave into giving the little one a pacifier….but I noticed that his crying has intensified for the past 3 evenings.

Maybe Adam’s going through a growth spurt. Or maybe he just wants to suckle for comfort. At 7.30 pm just now, he nursed for about 10 minutes. At 8.05, he nursed for another 25 minutes! He let go but after that, his tiny thumb went right into his mouth again.

I’m not keen on the idea of having an infant stuck to my boobies every half an hour or so for the sake of comfort. That’ll be tough when I go back to work. Having him suck on his thumb is also not a pretty sight. Perhaps a pacifier is the answer to his recent crying.

Whatever it is, I’m just thankful he sleeps well at night. With, or without the pacifier. Maybe with a little thumb….

So how? Pacifier or nothing at all?

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