i agree with all the points others have brought up
1. pacifiers reduce the chances os SIDS
2. pacifiers are preferred than thumb sucking as you will be able to take it away when it starts to affect teeth. my dentist prefers a pacifier when it is gone by 3 yrs, whereas thumb sucking cant be taken away.
3. babies need to suck, if not the pacifier, it will be you or the bottle.
4. he will soon be able to hunt for it at night esp if you puy a couple in.
4. are you sure he doesnt need that feeding. sometimes babies stop eating for awhile, then they need it again. my 2 month old still needs a night feeding, once in awhile 2, then goes right back to sleep. the pacifier may be just holding him off. try feeding him, and he may not wake up the whole night, with or without it. he may be sucking for awhile, nothing comes out, so he spits it out, cries, you replace it, and he tries again.
6. i completely agree with one of the posters who said it may have nothing to do with the pacifier. babies have very specific sleep cycles and throught these, have specific times where its easier o wake up(i think every 45 mins). the reason being if they stayed in deep sleep, they wouldnt realize they were hungry, therefore not eat enough to thrive. so he might get into the light sleep, wake, and not know how to get back to sleep on his own. so he cries, and you give him the pacifier to soothe him to sleep. now if he loses it, he may cry since he didnt fall asleep yet, but if you didnt give him it to soothe, he would be crying anyway as he needs help falling asleep.
7. he is very, very young. to expect him to sleep on a scedule. just because he does something for a week, doesnt mean he will stay doing it.
8. doctors, family, friends, ect who dont use pacifiers feel its their job to tell others not to. ignore them, you son is not theirs.
9. dont replace with blanket or toy as that is a sids risk at this age.
good luck to you, they grow so fast, this is really just a temporary thing that will adjust before you know it. just try to feed him instead and see how that works. it might be as simple as that. trust me, you arent suppose to be on a schedule at 2 months. let us know how it goes!!!