Should I give my baby a pacifier?

Should I give my baby a pacifier?

Whether or not you give your baby a pacifier is a very delicate and risky situation. In some ways pacifiers are a mother's best friend; in other ways pacifiers can be a nightmare. Remember that a pacifier is a very abnormal thing for a baby and has only been introduced for small babies in the past hundred years. Before that, a baby would suckle at a mother's breast whenever it needed to be comforted. In general, you should put a baby to the breast when it needs to suck, however in some situations when you have a fussy or colicky baby, a pacifier can be very useful. Pacifiers should be given for no more than 15 to 20 minutes at a time, then removed from the baby's mouth. Babies shouldn't be allowed to sleep with the pacifier. What can happen, because a pacifier is an abnormal thing, the pacifier can move your baby's teeth from their correct placement. So, please, take your pacifier out before your baby falls asleep.