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1. Use a pacifier?

There is often much controversy about the use of this aid to calm a child, and since you will encounter conflicting opinions, always use your own common sense. In recent years, we have come across the opinion that in order to calm the child, the mother should use her own finger, which she offers to the child to cuddle. Of course, it is a matter of opinion for everyone who recommends this method, but I personally believe that for hygienic reasons, the fingers of another person simply do not belong in the child's mouth, not to mention that the oral mucosa can be very easily injured (e.g. nail).

Today, anatoMically shaped silicone soothers are available that are very easy to keep clean, hold their shape and are well accepted by babies when necessary. It has to be said that the sucking reflex in young children persists for a long time, and brooding brings them some satisfaction. There is no reason to be afraid of a pacifier, it can, among other things, help you to get a better grip on your baby. prevent the baby from thumb-thumbing, which is a worse option because this habit is much harder to unlearn than thumb-thumbing.

2. When to use a pacifier?

Use a pacifier if:

• Thechild is not sleeping well, is restless, yet he is sufficiently fed, changed, you have made sure that he is neither cold nor hot. Cuddles and short cuddles have no effect, if you offer a pacifier and the baby calms down, do not be afraid to use it. Do the same at night if the child is restless.
• It's better to use a pacifier to soothe (if it helps, but never force it on a baby if he refuses) than to lull a baby to sleep by riding in the car, rattling the stroller over the ironing board or pacing around the apartment. You could find yourself marching or riding into the morning. The cute little creature quickly picks up on his mother's insecurity and makes it clear with his cries.

3. Until when to use a pacifier and which one?

• As mentioned, the most suitable are silicone, anatoMically shaped, which do not lose their shape or change consistency after boiling.
• It is always better to purchase a larger number (3-4 pieces), you will save time searching for a soother that has been misplaced.
• It is advisable to keep them always in the same place in a covered container and to wash them thoroughly under running hot Water and allow them to dry freely.
• Use thepacifier according to the baby's needs, never force it.
• In general, it is possible to leave the pacifier on the child until one year of age, then gradually wean the child from the pacifier. For example, you can start by not leaving it lying around so that if the baby doesn't see the pacifier, he or she won't demand it. If so, distract the child in an appropriate way, e.g. to a favorite toy.
• Use a pacifier only in situations where the baby needs to be soothed and other methods fail (e.g. when falling asleep).

During the second year of age, children begin to understand the instructions of adults, understand the meaning of these instructions, develop their vocabulary, and thus understand the need for a pacifier. However, it often takes a lot of patience on the part of the parents, a radical solution is never in order. It is always necessary to explain everything repeatedly and calmly until the child understands the problem. Every child is different, some need more time, others unlearn within a week.

In any case, a two-year-old child should no longer use a pacifier at all.

Please note: Always take a spare pacifier with you when you go for a walk, to the doctor or to visit family (they usually come with a plastic cover to protect them from contamination). It often happens that the pacifier falls on the floor or outside on the ground, and mom cleans the pacifier by licking it herself and then offers it to the baby again. What he doesn't realize is that everyone's oral cavity is colonized by certain microbes (mom may be a germ carrier without knowing it). In this way, the mother's germs are transferred directly to the baby's mouth and can cause illness. Therefore, definitely do not use this method of cleaning the pacifier! It is better to pack a small bottle of Water for rinsing your pacifier.

4. Pacifier and teeth

Theconstant use of a pacifier, that is, a child wearing a pacifier in addition to feeding continuously until the age of two or three, can result in jaw deformation, increased tooth decay, and later on, pronunciation defects are common.

It is a great mischief when a baby is offered a pacifier dipped in Honey to soothe him. As a result, the so-called "crumbling Honey teeth and very traumatic treatment of such decayed teeth. I can say from experience that if the parents pay adequate attention to the child, they do not have problems with the pacifier. In a family where care is failing, the child uses a pacifier as a kind of substitute for the care he or she is not receiving. Because he can't express his feelings yet and can't cope, he calms down by just mumbles.

Gradually, the pacifier habit can become a habit that is very difficult to break, precisely because the pacifier gives the child pleasurable feelings that he or she does not want to give up so easily. So we can meet a child who longs for a pacifier even at 5 years old. But usually some neuroticism of the child is behind the pacifier problem. in this case, a consultation with the attending paediatrician is in order.