Weaning little ones off pacifiers or thumb/finger-sucking is a common concern for many parents. Every child reaches milestones at their own pace, so the right timing for breaking these hard-set habits ...

Nursing went smoothly right from the start for Rexann Brew, but she soon noticed that even when her baby wasn't hungry, little Anna still had a strong desire to suckle. Rexann resorted to giving the ...

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 ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Purdue University research is transforming the pacifier from a parental necessity for quieting a baby to a cutting-edge medical device that uses sound to diagnose breathing ...

LOS ANGELES — You may want to think twice before sticking that pacifier back in your baby boy’s mouth: Three new studies, published Tuesday as a single research report, find that heavy pacifier use ...

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A parent may want to wean off their child's pacifier or thumb sucking habit out of concern for their oral and emotional development. - ljubaphoto/E+/Getty Images Out of 820 American parents surveyed, ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Though pacifiers have gotten a bad rap for their potential to damage baby teeth, they can have some benefits as well, according to experts. Sign up here. Past the age of 2, ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Mothers who want to breastfeed their baby successfully may want to hold off on giving their infant a pacifier, new research from Denmark shows. Drs. Hanne Kronborg and ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — First-time parents often wonder whether they should begin using a pacifier. That was true for Julia, the mother of 14-week old Benjamin. "Everybody has an opinion about pacifiers ...

Most kids use pacifiers—and up to a certain point, that's totally normal. Fact checked by Sarah Scott Sucking is a common way for babies and young toddlers to self-soothe Using a pacifier is ...

One of the World Health Organization's recommended best practices for assuring successful breastfeeding is for nursing mothers to use no artificial nipples or pacifiers with newborn infants who are ...