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When can I ... start using a pacifier? |
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| Many babies like the self-comforting behavior of sucking on a thumb, finger or pacifier. Whether you choose to allow your child to suck on one of these items is your decision.
Some parents feel that a thumb or finger is the better choice because it is always available. Others feel that a pacifier is better, since you can decide to later take it away. Some parents do not want their baby to use either. Most children do well and enjoy the self-calming and self-comforting behavior that sucking on a thump or pacifier provides. And as long as it is not negatively reinforced, most children give them up some time during the first year. It is probably best to wait until your newborn is about one month old before you introduce a pacifier, especially if he is breastfeeding, so as not to interfere with his feedings. And try not to let your baby learn to fall asleep with a pacifier, because if she does and it later falls out of her mouth and she wakes up, she will probably cry until you put it back in her mouth.
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