How to teach a baby to a dummy?

When a newborn is anxious, mothers often think about the use of a pacifier. Should I use it, how to choose the right one and how to teach a child to it?

Dummy helps:

• Stop crying baby.
• Adjust feed schedule.
• To facilitate the discharge of gases, thereby help with colic.
• Hurry up to go for a walk.
• Wait your turn in the clinic and in other institutions.
• Try on clothes for the kid.
• Go shopping with crumbs.
• Soothe and distract the baby on the trip.

This hygienic product is also capable of saving with frequent awakenings at night, to help during teething, to become an obstacle to pick up something on the street and gnaw everything in a row in the apartment, and also to suck a finger.

Such cons of pacifiers, as a negative impact on the bite, breastfeeding and speech development, have long been attributed to irrelevant. If you choose the product correctly, it does not cause any harm to the development and health of the baby.

However, dummies do have their drawbacks:

• The baby, accustomed to it, is more at risk of catching any infection.
• A baby with a dummy awaiting feeding may fall asleep hungry.
• Disconnecting can also be a problem.

In cases where there is no particular need for it, they are not recommended to teach it.

At the same time, it happens that it in no way affects either the amount of milk or the suckling of the mother’s breast. If the baby has a strong sucking reflex, then the dummy can help the mom out, freeing her breasts for a while and ensuring silence in the room.

It is possible to offer a baby a dummy right from birth, but some mothers give babies a pacifier both a month, and at six, and even a year or 1.5 years, for example, during weaning. This is not prohibited, but the feasibility of schooling must be taken into account individually. A newborn is advised to give it at a time when the production of milk from the mother has already improved (usually on the third or fifth day after birth).

The baby may not recognize the pacifier because of its strong difference from the mother's nipple. And because for newborns they are produced in a similar form to the female nipple. They are anatomically suitable for baby mouth.

Also, a crumb can not take a pacifier due to improper size, shape or material. It is recommended to purchase several variants of pacifiers for the baby (different shapes and different manufacturers), giving the baby the opportunity to independently choose the most suitable product for themselves.

When choosing, pay attention to the age marking on the product. The range of baby’s dummies in children's stores is represented by categories for newborns younger than 3 months, babies 3–6 months old, and also children older than 6 months.

Also dummies differ in material.They come in latex or silicone. The kid can give preference to any one material. Latex products are softer and more often offered to newborns.

• It is much easier to teach an artificial baby to the pacifier, since such a child is already familiar with the nipple. But in the schooling kid breastfed you have to resort to different tricks:
• Sometimes it is recommended to smear it with something sweet - honey or jam. In this case, care is needed, since babies may be allergic to such sweets.
• You can also lubricate the product with my mother's milk. The baby will react to the usual taste and take it. If the baby is bottle-fed, this trick can be done with the mixture.
• It is recommended to slip her baby immediately after breastfeeding, replacing her mother's nipple and not changing the position of the baby.
• You can give the baby water or lure from a bottle, and then offer a pacifier, which will repeat the shape of the nipple on the bottle.

• Most often, the child does not want to take a pacifier due to improper size, shape or material. Therefore, you first need to influence these factors. Be prepared for the fact that you have to try a few dummies before the crumb chooses "his."
• Boil the product before first use. This is also recommended for every use.
• After four to six weeks of use, replace the old product with a new one.
• For carrying a pacifier is best suited for a special case. Do not wear the product on an elastic band or a tape tied around the neck of a child.
• Do not lick her before giving her baby. In the parental saliva, bacteria can be dangerous for the infant.
• For the period of sleep, it is recommended to remove or replace it with a special product suitable for use at night.
• It is convenient to keep several dummies in the house at once (approximately five). They must be sterilized in their cases.
• Offer your baby a pacifier when he is already full, but still needs to suck.
• Remember that there are children who categorically do not recognize her. Do not be upset if your baby dislikes this accessory, and respect his choice.