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Pacifier Use: Pros, Cons, and Safety Tips

10/26/2022

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A Postpartum Doula's Tips on Pacifier Use

What are the benefits of using a pacifier?

  • Pacifiers, as the name suggests, provide a way for your baby to be soothed.
  • Pacifiers fulfill infants' needs for non-nutritive sucking.
  • When you're ready to wean your baby from a pacifier, you can take it away (compared with a thumb or finger, which cannot be taken away). The process may still be challenging, however.
  • Pacifiers may reduce the incidence of SIDS.
  • A pacifier may help your baby fall asleep.
  • Pacifiers may help preterm babies learn to suck.
Postpartum Doula Pacifier Tips

What are the drawbacks of pacifier use?

  • If breastfeeding is not well-established, pacifier may interfere with the breastfeeding relationship.
  • Pacifiers may increase the risk of ear infections.
  • With prolonged use, pacifiers can cause dental and orthodontic problems.
  • Pacifiers may increase the risk of respiratory tract infections and parasites if they carry bacteria and contaminants.
  • If you want to use lactational amenorrhea as a birth control method, pacifier use interferes with its effectiveness.
Postpartum Doula Pacifier Tips

Pacifier Safety

  • Sterilize pacifiers regularly.
  • Don't use a pacifier that can come apart into multiple pieces. Don't use bottle tops or anything else that may pose a choking hazard as a pacifier.
  • Pacifiers should be large enough not to fit entirely in your baby's mouth.
  • Don't tie a pacifier to the crib, baby's wrist, or around their neck.
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