none really the only harm will be taking it away which isn't that bad its better to give a child a pacifier then let them suck there thumb because u cant take there thumbs away!
The main reasons why parents give their babies a pacifier is that babies still have a high sucking reflex. Other reasons are distract or occupy the baby and to soothe it.
yes if it helps him to sleep i used a pacifier at night until i was around 13 it done me no harm !
a pacifier (to calm down babies) is 'une tétine' (fem.) in French.
The word with that phonetic spelling is pacifier (a sucking implement for babies).
A pacifier
Rocking, singing, humming, walking them around, a pacifier, or a meal.
around 5 months or so.
At least 5 or 6
Babies like pacifiers because of the natural instinct to suck the mother's nipple, which the pacifier resembles. This helps them calm down, as it activates the feeling of being cared for. This is also found in thumb-sucking, as the child's thumb is the best candidate to replace the nipple when there is no pacifier.
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One may find information about the effects of babies using a "soothie" or pacifier from most pediatricians. Other parents who have given their children a "soothie" or pacifier may also have information to offer about the effects they have when babies use them, depending on how long their child or children used one. There are many websites and magazines dedicated to parenting and pediatric medicine that would also likely have information regarding the effects using a "soothie" or pacifier may have on babies. "Parents" magazine is a popular magazine and has an online website available as well.
No