Tuesday, August 9, 2011
What is so wrong with a pacifier...?
Why are so many people against using a pacifier for their children? I actually read something from the American academy of Pediatrics that said that a pacifier helps to reduce the risk of SIDS. Also, sucking is a soother for a baby so why not let him/her use it to soothe themselves. And I know that they say that a pacifier can cause nipple confusion with a fed baby but while I was nursing the visiting nurse that came to check up on me actually said that giving him the pacifier is probably a better idea because one day my baby actually fed for almost 3 hours! She said that after about an hour I should use the pacifier because now he is just sucking to soothe. Another thing about the pacifier is that the child will have less of a chance of developing a habit of sucking his thumb. You can take a pacifier away when the child is ready but not a thumb...which makes it much harder to break a habit like that. Also, some people mentioned that using the pacifier can screw up the child's teeth but that is when they are way older...like 4 or so and by then I will have my child off of the pacifier...also, sucking a thumb can mess up teeth also....Anyway, why are so many people against letting a baby use a pacifier to suck if that is what he/she likes to do?!
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