To bink or not to bink!

Well ever since Brandon was born he just really disliked using a binky! I was ok with it cause I've heard all of the cons on starting a child with it and I was really happy that we wouldn't have to worry about any of that, but now that he's getting older and started to discover his hand. He has been trying to sooth himself with it and can't quite get the hang of it, so he starts to get frustrated and I end up feeding him. Even though its not his feeding time I know he's really just wanting that suckling feeling. When he's having a bad day I would feed him almost every hour and will only feed for about 5 minutes. He would end up falling asleep or calming down. So with that being said, I think that maybe it would be a good idea to just at least get him used to a binky so he's able to sooth himself. We've bought a few binks so far and he hasn't liked them. The closest one that he's liked we're the soothies from the hospital, but they were a bit too long and he would end up gagging on them. We went and got a smaller one and tried it out today and so far so good, he hasn't gagged on it yet, but was a bit hesitant when he realized nothing was coming out of it. He's a smart cookie I tell ya! I just hope that he will eventually take it so maybe it will help mommy catch a longer stretch of sleep at night ;)