The pacifier: how to choose the right one for your baby
The pacifier is an object of plastic and rubber designed to be inserted into the baby's mouth so to supplement their natural need to suck and then gums to soothe the pain that can lead him out of the first teeth.
Types of pacifier
All pacifiers are made of one piece, without removable parts so that the child can not swallow. The nipple can be of two materials, either latex or silicone, and you can choose it symmetrical, anatomic or drop. This part of the pacifier is what will be inside the baby's mouth and by law must measure exactly 33 millimeters.
On the back of the nipple, which covers small lips, it is what we call disk and is normally carry a small handle so that we can remove and put the pacifier to the baby. In addition, you disc is attached to a chain, also made of plastic, so that we can attach the pacifier to the child's clothing so as not to lose it. All parts of the chain drive and are designed so that the child can not swallow or choke.
The pacifier is a great relief for the baby when you leave the first teeth
When you choose a pacifier for our small we must consider what the child has needs, as the months have. Thus, during the first months of life it is recommended to buy baby a pacifier with silicone teat. This material is the most appropriate since it does not absorb odors or deform after continued use. It's also soft and gentle mouth and gums child still so small.
Later, as he is teething our child is recommended to change the material pacifier our son by one of latex. As an exception to this rule all those babies allergic to latex should continue using silicone pacifier during this period are also; then we switched to latex because it is a lot tougher than silicone material, but also not harm the mouth of babes.
New teeth, breaking gums hurt greatly. Pacifier to help small download that pain that produces this change in her mouth while biting it can continue sucking as they did with silicone to replace the sucking instinct with all babies during the first years of their life.
Pacifier when putting your child
The baby is born with the vital need to suck that serves to feed and to calm down. If the baby has no problems when sucking the breast milk of the mother is advisable not to put the pacifier during the first fifteen months of his life.
Although opinions are diverse there are those who believe that by putting on a pacifier before those days can distort the baby sucking mode and thus hinder their power to suck. So, if the breast well baby and the mother has total availability to constantly feed the pacifier is usually not necessary.
However, she may feel pain in the nipples, the child does not suckle well or directly reject the chest. If that happens, put his unstoppable need to suck, the baby will tend to suck a finger or objects within its range.
Then it is inevitable to put a baby silicone pacifier. The shape of it should be with the anatomical teat, because it is the one most similar to mother's nipple shape. Some children who suck well have no need of using a pacifier during the first months of his life.
However, some parents use it as a way to calm the baby. For example, if this gets nervous to sleep alone to suck the pacifier you will feel calmer because your nerves will be channeling the sucking motion of her lips and concentrate its forces in it.
Some children do not feel the need to use a pacifier
Baby pacifier can be smoothly if we wish, but between 24 and 36 months and does not have that vital need to suck, so that's when we should stop putting it on.
The most appropriate depending on the child pacifier
There are several types of pacifiers and nipples; the materials are different and we must always take into account the needs of each individual child. What we must keep in mind when buying a pacifier for our baby is the material on which we want the nipple, which as explained can be silicone or latex.
We must also choose the shape of the nipple can be anatomical, with the same shape of the nipple of the mother, or round. The good thing is that it gives a rounded nipple as the baby's pacifier or backwards is placed, as always fit well.
However, with the anatomical teat we must always have the mind that is directly placed, otherwise it will not adapt to the child's mouth properly and can be uncomfortable.
Once we have the necessary nipple as needed by our small and our tastes we will choose the shield. The shield is back to the nipple and remaining above the small lips. Provided it complies with the rules will be in one piece and with rounded edges so that the baby can not choke or hurt themselves.
We can buy the coat that we like, because today there are many of them in many shapes and colors. Some shields come with a shooter who is that little anillita used to help the baby to remove the pacifier from his mouth. Because there are so many styles of pacifiers we can choose if you want to handle or not, according to our tastes. Some of them are sold with chains that can engage the front of the shirt of our small so that you do not fall down the pacifier in an accident.
Finally, we can find in the market pacifiers cap is a plastic sleeve which serves to protect the nipple and not dirty. Most importantly once we bought for our little pacifier is always keep it clean and disinfected, change it every 2 months for hygienic reasons and not abuse it. That is, we give the pacifier to the child when needed and not as a way to make him be quiet without be of inconvenience.
