Rarely discussed in baby books, and very normal (albeit kind of freaky).
Around six months, your baby will begin to learn to self-comfort herself by sucking her fingers or thumb, and you can remove the binky altogether if you desire.
It’s a just little piece of plastic, not crack cocaine. Give it or don’t give it, as you see fit. Infants who love the pacifier (once breastfeeding is well established).Spitting up – even 20 times a day – is a normal baby behavior, and some healthy babies spit up far more than others. If it’s been down there longer, it will probably look and smell like curdled cottage cheese. If milk’s been down less than an hour, it will look and smell like milk. Whether it’s a lot of milk or a little, if the baby is otherwise happy and thriving, consider spit-up a Laundry Problem, not a pathology.
Some dramatic babies poop only once or twice a week (but continue to eat and urinate as usual).
As long as they’re eating well and wetting plenty of pee-diapers, poop will happen, eventually – Probably requiring a full bath and several changes of clothing.
Breastfed babies over 1 month old that don’t poop every day, or even every few days.Of course, if you like to worry, here are Freaky Things Parents of Babies and Toddlers CAN Worry About. Is she eating enough? Is she eating too much? Why is she crying? Why won’t she sleep? How much spit up is normal? With so much to worry about, it might be refreshing to learn about some newborn behaviors that often make parents wonder, but are usually nothing to worry about. Normal newborn behavior can seem concerning and sometimes alarming to the uninitiated.