When the baby is crying, the first reaction of many mothers is to use the pacifier to suck the baby. Although pacifiers have a good effect on soothing children in the oral period, when the baby grows up, the habit of sucking pacifiers will affect the development of the oral cavity, and it is necessary to help the child wean off the pacifier.
There are many different opinions on whether to give a pacifier. Experts say that a pacifier is an aid to soothe the baby, so parents can use it or not. In addition to the main soothing effect, the added value of the pacifier is to train the coordination of the lips and tongue through the action of sucking and spitting, and promote the development of oral sucking ability. Before the baby is 1 year old, he is in the oral period, and he wants to put everything in his mouth. According to Freud’s theory, the baby will use the mouth to explore the world at this time. If the oral desire period is satisfied before the age of 1, the baby will feel more secure and have a higher sense of trust in people, which can enhance the baby’s future interpersonal relationship. Coping ability, if the oral desire period is not satisfied, it may have an impact on the baby’s character development in the future, such as being cold, critical, arguing with others or cynical.
Pacifiers are not absolutely unusable aids, but instead of spending time and effort to help babies wean themselves off pacifiers, parents should establish the principles of using pacifiers from the very beginning, and don’t let babies develop the habit of over-reliance on pacifiers. It is normal for a baby to show a desire to suck on a pacifier. It is a manifestation of the oral desire period, but it is not entirely dependent on a pacifier for comfort. Parents can give a variety of different comforting devices to try and change, which can increase the variety of feelings for the baby. Feel and experience. Sometimes it’s not that the baby has to suck on the pacifier, but when the adult sees the child’s desire to show the desire of the oral stage, he directly inserts the pacifier to the child. Over time, the baby becomes accustomed to sucking the pacifier in the mouth.
There are many reasons why babies cry, including physiological reasons, such as: hunger, wet diapers, bloating and other discomfort, or need to be comforted. It is recommended that parents first understand why the baby is crying, rather than giving the baby a pacifier as soon as it cries. Even if the baby really needs to be comforted, it can’t but only give the pacifier every time, it will cause the child’s dependence after a long time.
Sometimes the baby sucks the pacifier, but spit it out after sucking, or when the pacifier is attracted by other things and does not need it, the pacifier falls out, but the parent puts it back immediately. At this time, the baby does not cry or make trouble, indicating that the baby was at that time. Your baby should never be sucked on a pacifier without the comfort of a pacifier.
When parents buy items such as toothbrushes or toothbrushes, because the baby will bite them in their mouths, the most important thing is to have no pigments. It is best to buy transparent products that are easy to disinfect and wash, so that the main caregiver is cleaning frequently. time is more economical.
Babies have just arrived in this world and need some things to give them a sense of security, but if they rely too much on pacifiers, it will have an impact on the baby’s physiology and psychology. In terms of physiology, the most obvious is the difficulty of occlusal up and down, which may lead to overlying teeth. In addition, if the pacifier is stuck in the middle of the mouth, the teeth will be bit unevenly. After a long time of sucking, the teeth will be pushed by the force of sucking and spitting outward from the pacifier, and the gums will also be pushed outward. The teeth also grow outwards and look like fangs. Between the baby’s sucking and vomiting, if one side of the cheek is more forceful, the face shape will also change slightly, usually not so serious, but it depends on the strength and time of the baby’s sucking.
In clinical practice, the most common baby who loves pacifiers will be repeatedly infected with otitis media. If the child has such a medical record, the doctor will ask the baby if he has the habit of sucking pacifiers for a long time, and strongly recommend that the baby quit the pacifier as soon as possible. Why are pacifiers prone to otitis media? There is a tube in the body connecting the nose, ears and mouth. Under normal conditions, the liquid in the nose can be naturally drained into the mouth, but long-term use of the pacifier often causes suction, and this tube becomes compressed due to pressure. Relatively flat, the function of draining liquid or bacteria from the nose will be poor; especially when there is a cold, there is a lot of snot in the nose, and when the nose is blocked, it is difficult to breathe and suck the pacifier. Easily lead to otitis media.
Taking a pacifier for a long time will affect the cleaning of the oral cavity and cause tooth decay. For example, if you just want to eat a pacifier without drinking water after a meal, and do not want your mother to clean the mouth with gauze or a soft brush, it may be easier for tooth decay. Keeping the pacifier in the mouth will prevent the mother from cleaning the mouth and the baby from drinking water; in addition, the pacifier is directly sucked on the baby after being dropped without careful disinfection, which is prone to bacterial infection.
After the pacifier affects the teeth, it will also cause occlusal problems. When learning to speak, there may be “air leakage”. In addition, the structure of the oral cavity will change due to the pacifier being held for a long time. Your baby’s tongue will be less flexible, and although the pacifier often sucks and spit, it’s the same action. Dr. Chen Jianhan said that babies who often suck on pacifiers are only good at doing certain movements with their tongues, so some pronunciations are not standard, and they cannot be seen when they are 1 to 2 years old, but this age is the time for language learning, when the tongue and palate begin to cooperate. Learning may be affected. When the language gradually matures, if the pacifier is still not removed, the difficulty of articulation will become more and more obvious.
When parents wean their baby off the pacifier, they use too violent or incorrect methods, such as cutting the pacifier, suddenly hiding all the pacifiers, throwing the pacifier into the trash can and toilet, or putting chili sauce on the pacifier, etc., and It cannot be sustained, as long as the baby is crying excessively, he will give the pacifier again. In this way, the child will always be in a state of anger and dissatisfaction. At this time, the character of the child is taking shape. In the offensive and defensive battles with the parents, it is easy to cultivate Self-centered, irritable personality.
Foreign studies have found that children who hold a pacifier for a long time are less able to understand the expressions on the faces of adults, which means that they will be slower in emotional understanding. Because the mouth has a pacifier, it is not easy to imitate the expression of an adult. For example, a baby doesn’t understand what “laughing” means at first, but if the child can imitate this expression and pull the facial muscles, he can better understand the emotion of laughter, and the expression when an adult is angry with the baby is the same. Can not follow the imitation, the baby’s facial expressions are less, it is more difficult to understand the current emotions of others. The findings showed that these children grew up with poorer EQ and empathy, as well as compromised relationships. Among them, the situation of male babies is more obvious. The reason is that female babies are born with better sensibility and empathy. Even if they do not quit pacifiers, they can make up for it through acquired learning. Boys have weaker sensibility in this regard. It is even more necessary to wean off pacifiers in infants and young children to learn.
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