- pacifiers, etc...needing suggestions -

just curious for suggestions - ahniér's now 10 weeks [where's the time gone?] & we can't get her attached to anything specific - she took to her thumb for a few days right after birth, but then stopped - we then tried her on about 4 different kinds of pacifiers & found 1 that she seemed to like & have been using it [the ugly big green ones that they give you in the hospitals that look like a bottle nipple...pictured above & no, that's not ahniér], but now she's not wanting it either - she'll accept it when you first put it in her mouth, she'll take a few sucks off of it, then secretly pushes it out the corner of her mouth UGH - we've went back to her thumb [which's what we'd prefer as our other girls are thumb suckers & that's something they've always got with them & can't loose!] - the closest she comes to taking her thumb is that she'll get her entire fist in her mouth & suck on it, but can't seem to find just the thumb - she'll then get discouraged & cry - dustin was a paci baby, brit sucked her bottom lip & kiara, ruby & karleigh were all thumb babies, so this' all new to us

now, the only reason i'm really needing her to attach to something is for this reason...she's a butterball right now due to anytime she wakes up or needs soothing, she thinks it's time to eat! - she's still on an every 2 hour feeding schedule & takes 4 oz each time - she's not physically able to take on any more than 4 oz, so thus the reason it's on an every 2 hour basis - when she eats, she'll then go to sleep after visiting for about 20 minutes, but let's say she only cat-naps for about 15 minutes, she then upon waking up, thinks it's time to eat again!!! - she's to the point now, it's best to let her lay [even when holding her], as when we tip her upright as in a sitting position, she's soooo full, she spills over

hopefully, you'll all see now why we need a soother of some sort & am ready to do anything i can to find something she connects to & STAYS WITH! - BTW, most kids are attached to something by what age? - am i too late since she's already 10 weeks old??