Parents often worry about whether or not their babies should use pacifiers. Pacifiers can provide many benefits for babies, including calming a cranky baby and reducing the risk of SIDS. It may also help to attach a pacifier clip to the pacifier.
Research has shown and experts agree that babies who cry from the breast or bottle are not always hungry. Babies often feel the need to suck on something, and a pacifier with pacifier clip is perfect for these times. With the pacifier clip attached to the pacifier and attached to clothing or car seat straps, it is virtually impossible to lose the pacifier. That makes it very easy to calm a fussy baby. The pacifier can also help put the baby back to sleep when she wakes up during the night.
In addition to their calming and pleasurable effects, experts have found that pacifiers with pacifier clips reduce the risk of a baby dying from SIDS. Although they’re not entirely sure why, they think the pacifier keeps the airway open by pushing the tongue forward.
The American Dental Association has also announced that giving a baby a pacifier, attached to the pacifier clip, instead of a bottle of juice or milk, can help prevent and reduce tooth decay in early childhood. Instead of sugars from liquids sitting in the mouth and around the teeth, the baby’s sucking movements help the saliva to rinse the teeth and mouth naturally.
Pacifiers should always be kept clean and should never be dipped into something sweet to encourage the child to suck on it. Babies will naturally turn to their pacifiers when they need them. Having the pacifier clip attached helps keep convenience close at hand and also prevents them from falling onto dirty floors.
