Gwen Stefani Rocks L.A.M.B. (Love.Angel.Music.BINKY.)
Here I am, fretting about my toddler’s insistence upon taking her pacifier with her to daycare and the playground, and Gwen Stefani just blithely trots her child out on a runway, in front of hordes of photographers, with a binky firmly planted in his mouth. Then again, here I am worrying about the size of my thighs and Gwen is out there parading hers in public in a mini-dress, so maybe I shouldn’t be so quick to assume that what’s good for the celebrity goose is good for the plebeian gander: you can get away with anything – bare thighs and binky-chomping two-year old – when you’re rich and skinny and adored.
Me, I’m not so rich and not so skinny (though I would like to think that I’m adored, just a little), so I’ll skip the mini-dress. But I’m rethinking my issues about the binky – I may not be able to emulate Gwen, but my kid’s just as cute as Kingston, so if he can rock the binky, so can she.
(photo credit: Vogue AU)
I followed a link here from HBM too.
Binky’s aren’t bad. Neither is thumb sucking. I used to think so until I had a child that needed to suck. Infants need to suck — some more than others and some longer than others.
If you choose not to use a paci, then that’s great for you. But please don’t go judging others for their choices — you aren’t in their house and you don’t know their child’s personality and needs.
My oldest used a paci until he was 3 and his teeth are absolutely fine — no cavities, perfectly straight, great bite. They don’t wreck teeth. That’s just a ploy to scare parents (IMHO)
Sean John founder Sean "P. Diddy aka Puffy aka Puff Daddy" Combs had a seat in the front row at Gwen Stefani's L.A.M.B. fashion show in NYC.
Given the recent news I have seen about celebrity children, the paci is the last thing I’d be worried about.
I love it Gwen is pro Binky and Maggie G. Is pro-Boob. Some kids are just binky kids- my daughter held tight to hers until the paci fairy came last year (she was almost 3 1/2) and traded her some dancing princesses for all her paci’s. My son, 13 months is happy to use me (nursing) if I am around, otherwise has no interest in a soothie appliance (Naps fine at daycare). WHY are mommies so friggin harsh and judgemental on each other- most of us are doing great jobs and love our babies- paci/ thumbs is not a sign of bad parenting, poor limit setting, or laziness on the part of parents it is something the child can do that calms them down- heaven friggin forbid- it is not like they can go get a massage, have a glass of wine, take a xanax, or say hey- 22 plane rides are stressful I need a break, so they suck on a bink- BIG DEAL… We all make ourselves crazy worrying about what the other mommies will think…
hi there, followed the link from HBM and thought I might mention that a pacifier is a hell of a lot better than a thumb! i sucked my thumb until I was six and have had the orthodontic work to prove it. My six year old daughter had any number of pacifiers until she was three and a half when she gave them up to the rubbish bin and her teeth are perfect. My second daughter now two only wanted one when she saw my friends baby with one, but the nights of complete sleep are worth it! she was a reflux kid and nothing else worked. I would rather she had a dummy than her thumb which is guaranteed to wreck her teeth!
I’m sure his teeth are going to be fine. From what I’ve read as long as it’s gone by age 4 any changes you may notice are temporary.
I know in our case we don’t plan on taking away the binky till he seems ready to give it up. He’s only getting it at night and naps, and it ends up falling out anyway. I think it’s great that he has a way to self-soothe himself to sleep.
Wow, Becky Jo, take a breather. I seriously doubt he has it in his mouth all the time. He’s only a little over a year old. Let him be a baby a bit. And let’s ease up on the judgments maybe a tad. My ped doesn’t mind my daughter using hers now and then and she’s got her MD. So I am going with her opinion, thanks.
Doesn’t Gwen realize that pacifiers wreck teeth. Teeth do not properly develope with a pacifier in the mouth all the time. A child who is old enough to feed himself SHOULD NOT HAVE A PACIFIER. I don’t care if you are a celebrity or not.
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