Our son used a pacifier for a few days but one night I heard him cry then stop. When I checked on him he had found his thumb. No more paci's for him. He sucked his thumb all the way to grade school until my dad offered him a $100.00 to quit. I had tried everything but the money got him. He wanted a wad of $1 dollar bills and that's what my dad gave him. Fresh from the bank with the band still on them. Kids are funny. He's 32 now and I still like to tell this story. haha