Pacifier - advantages and disadvantages

The pacifier is a life saver for many new parents. Not only is it fast and easy, but it seems also that a better job stop to cry of the child, to do than almost anything else. After hours of rocking, cuddling and vocals with no respite in the baby's cry that pacifier, on the one hand can be a big relief. Still, although pacifier very well for many children work, there are some things to look, which parents should be aware of. Click you at the end of Pacifiers are great as a short-term solution for babies cry, but it should be used with caution.

Pacifiers and breastfeeding
There is much still emerging science about whether the use of Pacifiers to problems with the silent is connected. It emerges from the studies that often use baby's pacifier rather on breastfeeding sooner than it is advisable for health reasons to give up. The theory behind it is that the baby, to confuse the soother with the nipple and thus satisfies less enthusiastically (because she was sucking on the pacifier). But the relationship could be vice versa; It could be that babies, which otherwise have problems breastfeeding rather simply to enjoy pacifier.

In any case, it is safest to the Conservatives with the pacifier use early in the life of a child he be, that, or they can get used to quiet and find a routine. If the baby weight problems, a character may have, that it needs less pacifier time so breastfeeding will be more satisfying. Later, when you begin the introduction of others in the child's diet, this concerns relating to pacifier disappears.

The simple solution
Another potential drawback of the pacifier is, that they just too easy. Some parents come to the pacifier instead of other solutions for baby's cries. Instead of rocking, singing, or stroll the baby to calm these solutions to avoid them completely and go directly to the pacifier. This is understandable, but there are some obvious reasons why it could be a bad idea. Most importantly, there are the parents and the child from which some important binding time cheats. When possible, should cuddling and rocking the baby be tried first. The soother should be considered only if they do not work.

In the meantime, the pacifier overuse can create a potentially unpleasant habit. If the only way the child can be happy and quiet, if it has a pacifier in his mouth, this could create a problem in the future, if they are too old to continue is used. This often leads to problems with finger and thumb-sucking later.

Breaking the habit
Pacifiers are harmless, if they are used as short-term solutions for unstoppable wines. But should be used in moderation. The good news about pacifier is that they completely in the parent control. If the child suck a strong impulse, is better than fingers, thumbs or fists that are in the baby control the pacifier. The pacifier habit is habit better than a finger-sucking because parents can take it at any time. And later, if using it to stop time for the child, the pacifier, the parents can gradually him break the habit by it on him a little less every day.

Security
Finally, there is another good thing about pacifiers, that they seem if at night to reduce the risk of SIDS and used for NAP. So even if you give the soother reluctant to your child during the day, don't be afraid, it for them at night offer if she sleeps. It is certainly not required, although the reduced risk of SIDS is pretty minimal-so there is no reason to force your child to sleep with him, and don't worry if it falls out of the mouth.

By Lisa Pecos

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