I broke down and gave Nina a pacifier today. She was crying all morning and would only stop when I did one specific hold (shown to us by our doctor — she basically straddles an arm, which supposedly feels good because it presses on the tummy…Nina absolutely loves it) or when I would nurse her, which she started demanding several times an hour, or too much. It seemed like she just wanted to suck, so I went to CVS and bought a couple newborn pacis. She likes it. John used it to get her to go to sleep after she’d eaten and nothing else would work. We’ll save it for occasions like this and refrian from sticking it in her mouth whenever she cries. I felt bad giving her the thing, as if I had given up on my own abilities to pacify her and her ability to pacify herself. On the other hand, it’s nice to have one more trick up the sleeve to help her sleep. We’ll aim to stop using it in a few months, as my friends Yishane and MIchelle did with their babies.

Happily, Nina’s still sleeping very well at night. She seems to get more tired and ready for sleep once darkness arrives, and get more active as soon as it gets light.

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