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Pros and Cons of Pacifiers

Published: February 27, 2008

Pacifiers: Yes or No?

Pro: Babies need to suck. Sucking calms and quiets them. Mother’s breast is not always available. Pacifiers are a convenient substitute.

Con: Pacifiers are artificial nipples and may confuse a baby, leading to ineffective sucking at the breast. Pacifiers decrease the amount of time a baby spends at the breast, and this may affect the mother’s milk supply.

Is it appropriate for a breastfeeding mother to offer her baby a pacifier? The answer is- sometimes.

You can read the entire article on the pros and cons of pacifiers in NEW BEGINNINGS, Vol. 12 No. 6, November-December 1995, pp. 172-3.

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