How to choose a pacifier for a newborn? Photo: Getty
How to choose a dummy for a newborn and use it correctly
Choosing (selecting) the right pacifier is all the samewhat to buy a car. The number of classifications, materials, manufacturers, color solutions can be confusing. The main parameters are easy to remember.
- Age - look at the packaging.
- Safety: The baby should not choke on the pacifier (the disc and handle should be securely fixed).
- The size of the accessory. A small pacifier will incorrectly distribute pressure to the sky and jaws, a large one - also drop out of the mouth (and cause for concern, and so the screaming child will increase).
- Species. Classical reminds of the shape of my mother's breast, the anatomical is slightly flattened, does not press against the sky, and the orthopedic nipple is made in the form of a drop, which helps the bite to maintain a physiological position.
The child grows very quickly, especially in the first six months, which is when a pacifier is purchased. The nuances concerning care and selection of an accessory for the baby remain important.
- Change the nipple every month, because it wears out, and the baby for it "grows up." An accessory "not in size" can break the bite.
- All attention when buying - on the instructions. She will tell you where and from what the nipple is made, at what age is calculated, how to care (wash). Today, materials use different - latex, silicone, rubber.
- The sun and high temperatures are a dummy for newborns afraid. It is able to lose its elasticity and shape.
- If the crumb feels "excellent" (and thisconcept in infancy relies on dryness, satiety and the absence of abdominal pains), this accessory may not be needed. Then there is no need to buy it.
- If the child constantly cries, you need to take it more often in your arms. Soothing with the help of a sucking reflex can negatively affect the habit of long using a pacifier and sucking a finger.
It is also not advisable to offer this entertainmentbaby in the first week. He should establish contact with his mother and breastfeed. If everything is fine, then why not think about what kind of pacifier to choose for a newborn. A pacifier for a newborn - how to choose it, process it, and then wean it off - is a fertile field for scientists and manufacturers. This topic can be devoted to treatises, but one thing is constant: no matter how excellent the pacifier is, it will not replace the mother. Read on:
