If you are struggling to find a pacifier or if it is compromised in some way, you may be dreaming about stress that needs to be soothed. Part of the meaning in this symbol connects to the actual ineffectual nature of a pacifier; it offers the temporary illusion that there is something present that is actually not. In this way, a pacifier in a dream could signal that you are attempting to create something without the authentic power to back up your intentions.
If you are the parent of a baby that is of pacifier age, this dream could be more literal. [1]
To dream that you are sucking on a pacifier implies that you are trying to “suck up to” someone in your waking life. [2]
2. Need to use caution against immature remarks.
3. Leave off a heavy load of responsibility. [4]