My first two sons took a pacifer - no problem. The third son was not interested. We tried every size, shape, and form. Nothing! But boy would he suck his thumb. He even made the poor think raw and just kept right on sucking.

Now, at 7 mths, he will occasionally suck his thumb when he gets tires, but that's it. He'll take the pacifer - to chew .

There's nothing wrong with taking a pacifer or a thumb for that matter. The problem comes when they continue doing it as they grow older.