My baby wants its pacifier ten times a night. What should I do?

Question from a mother: My baby has severe reflux. The only way to get them to sleep is to rock them because the movement helps prevent them from feeling it. Once asleep, she sleeps with her pacifier. However, we can get up at ten times to give it back to her. Once she has it back in her mouth, she falls asleep. We don’t know what to do. When she has discomfort, the pacifier really helps, and she has been using it since she was born…help!

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