Use Of Pacifiers Can Decrease Risk of SIDs?
An interesting study has come out suggesting that babies who use pacifiers at a lower risk of SIDs. Have a look at the Forbes article here.
I know when I had my first baby, I decided I wasn't going to have a pacifier. I was told they were bad for oral development and prevented babies from learning to calm themselves. Well, one or two weeks into it, I gave in and Malcolm had a pacifier. I realized I shouldn't feel guilty about it and now I see there may actually have been an added benefit to the pacifier.
If the results of this study prove to be true, I'd say that teeth can always be fixed but you can never get your baby back.
I know when I had my first baby, I decided I wasn't going to have a pacifier. I was told they were bad for oral development and prevented babies from learning to calm themselves. Well, one or two weeks into it, I gave in and Malcolm had a pacifier. I realized I shouldn't feel guilty about it and now I see there may actually have been an added benefit to the pacifier.
If the results of this study prove to be true, I'd say that teeth can always be fixed but you can never get your baby back.
posted by Alice at 9:50 AM
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My daughter used a pacifier and when this next baby comes, he'll be using one too (if he needs it).
I've also read about studies that show SIDS might be genetic.
Whether you use a 'sucky' or not, SIDS is always on your mind as a new mom. I remember running into my daughter's bedroom every ten minutes for the first few months to make sure she was still breathing!
I'll never forget the first time she slept through the night. I woke up in a fit of terror when I realized it was morning and she hadn't woken up for her nighttime feeding.
My son really never liked them. He much prefers his thumb. Like mother like son I suppose.
I sucked my thumb until 5 (?) and it never affected my teeth.
Don't know if thumb sucking is the same as using a pacifier.
I would bet that it's not the pacifier itself that provides the protective effect, but the act of *sucking* that helps keep baby stimulated enough to breathe. Babies who breastfeed are less likely to die of SIDS, and babies who co-sleep are also less likely to die of SIDS. One theory is that baby's being exposed to Mom's exhaling carbon dioxide at night tells baby's brain to remind baby to breathe. Also, cosleepers probably nurse more at night. So the pacifier would keep baby sucking and breathing too. It is very interesting!
None of my babies took a pacifier, I wasn't much interested in them using one except for fussy carseat babies. I was always the human pacifier, which I don't mind, because frequent sucking makes for a strong milk supply and keeps the fertility away :)
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