Most pediatricians agree that babies should not use the pacifier before 15 days of life, and that they should start restricting after 8 months, and before they reach the first year, suppress it. But there are also many others who say that the recommended age for remove the pacifier It ranges between 13 months and 3 years.
The use of a pacifier is the subject of intense discussions among experts, those who praise its benefits and those who warn of its many disadvantages. But there is not enough evidence to boost or minimize your employment.
Its relaxing effect is the most widely known beneficial aspect, although parents should avoid silencing the baby with the pacifier every time they cry, since crying is a form of communication for the child, which must be treated with pampering, games and attention.
Recent research also indicates that this instrument prevents the so-called sudden infant death syndrome and is useful for stimulating suction in premature infants. On the negative aspects of the use and abuse of the pacifier, the failure of breastfeeding and dental malformations, as well as an increased risk of otitis media (ear infection) and childhood accidents.
For example, the pacifier pendant can cause the baby to hang. There are studies that relate their employment, with a lower IQ in adulthood.
Before deciding to remove the pacifier from our child, we will have to get used to the child to use it only when he goes to bed or in a situation of emotional tension.
It is not clear what the best technique is, whether to remove it at once or gradually. Be that as it may, it will be advisable that the parents remain more attentive in those days to reassure the child and that he does not claim his pacifier.
