Pacifiers, like diapers and onesies, are a staple on every new parent’s checklist, ready and waiting when baby comes home. We parents rely on pacifiers to help our babies self-soothe and sleep more ...

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Newborn Pacifier Guide: Benefits and Drawbacks for Your Baby: By Shreoshree Chakrabarty Many parents consider a newborn pacifier an essential item for their baby’s comfort. Babies are born with a ...

If you're a breast-feeding mom -- or her partner, parent, in-law or helper -- you almost certainly know all about the big-time angst a cute little pink or blue pacifier can stir up. In some areas, it ...

Parents on TV make it look so easy, don’t they? Baby cries, parent or caregiver sticks a pacifier in their mouth, and baby proceeds to happily suck away on it, silently observing the world around them ...

Pacifiers – items that infants suck on – have a history possibly going all way the back to the Neolithic period. Today 75% of babies use them at least once during the first two months of life, but are ...

It's an unproven theory.{}Now, new research suggests the opposite may actually be true. The study presented at the Pediatric Academic Societiesannual meeting says, in fact, giving a newborn a pacifier ...

You’re ready to wean your child from their pacifier and want your child to be gung ho about this new step. But hold on — there are some things to consider before you jump in with two feet. Your ...

Pacifiers are right up there with diapers as baby essentials. Pacifiers are designed to calm fussy babies — as well as parents’ nerves. Babies have a strong sucking reflex, and popping a pacifier in ...

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When it comes to keeping a fussy baby calm, pacifiers can be a parent’s best friend. After all, pacifiers come with a host of benefits. They provide a source of comfort, help to soothe a fussy baby, ...