Pacifier

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A pacifier is a mother's nipple substitute, a tool to help your baby calm down when the baby is crying, sucking at bedtime. Babies feel the world by sucking. The function of the pacifier is to satisfy the baby's non-nutritive sucking and soothe the baby's emotions. When the baby is fussy, a pacifier shaped like a mother's nipple can often calm the baby down and sleep sweetly. The use of a pacifier helps to satisfy the baby's natural sucking response and provides a high degree of exercise for the baby's jaw, palate and lips. According to research, the use of pacifiers can greatly reduce the sudden death rate caused by babies who have not yet developed the habit of nasal breathing. Long-term use of a pacifier will help your baby develop the habit of closing his mouth and naturally learn to breathe through his nose.

Correct use

Pacifiers have many positive effects on your baby's oral health, provided that parents monitor the baby's proper use of the tool, rather than abuse the pacifier. Please follow the following points:

1. The continuous use of the pacifier should not be too long, not more than 15 to 20 minutes.

2. Use the pacifier only when the baby needs to suck. If you find that the baby is just holding the pacifier in his mouth without sucking, you'd better remove it.

3. Pay attention to cleaning, disinfection and storage in time after each use of the pacifier.

4. Don't let your baby sleep with a pacifier.

5. After the baby is 2 years old, help the baby wean off the pacifier. This is because after the age of 2, the baby's deciduous teeth gradually grow together. With the rich variety of complementary foods, the baby can exercise the mouth by chewing and eating, and the pacifier will no longer work.

6. Latex and silicone pacifiers have a service life, please strictly follow the recommended time to replace.

how to quit

1. Gradually reduce usage
For babies who like to have a pacifier wherever they go, moms can take an approach that dictates when and how much to use. In the beginning, Mommy can make an agreement with the baby that the pacifier will only be used when at home. As he gradually adapts to this habit, parents can further narrow the scope, such as only using it in the bedroom, or only inhaling a few times a day, and only in a certain period of time. Babies can become dependent and parents must not compromise and insist on consistently applying the new rules. But you must not suddenly forcibly cancel the use of pacifiers, or apply extreme methods such as smearing irritating food on the pacifier. Follow a step-by-step method and take it slowly.

2. Cut off the pacifier
Cut off the pacifier, many children will quickly lose interest in the pacifier when it loses its ability to suck. Tell your baby that the pacifier is broken and let him throw it away himself. Be careful not to let your child bite the parts of the pacifier as there is a choking hazard.

3. Encouragement
Babies must have a pacifier to sleep at night. Mom might as well do this, let her sleep with the pacifier first, and gently remove it when she is asleep. Before your baby wakes up the next day, put it quietly by her bedside. If your baby is crying looking for a safety pacifier, find out why he needs a pacifier, maybe the mother criticized her, or maybe she's scared? To make your baby feel safe enough, give her more hugs and caresses to calm her down without a pacifier. When your baby is doing well, don't forget to praise her happily and encourage her.

4. Set the rules
Babies like to talk with a pacifier, which is harmful to babies who are just learning to speak. The mother must strictly stipulate: the pacifier must be taken off when talking. If the baby does not follow the rules at first, then every time the baby wants to express, the mother should remind: don't talk to me without taking the pacifier off. In this way, the baby can develop a good habit of speaking clearly, and the language expression will be more standard.