Most babies have a strong sucking reflex. Some babies even suck their thumbs or fingers before they're born. Beyond nutrition, sucking often has a soothing, calming effect. That's why many parents rank pacifiers as must haves, right up there with diaper wipes and child swings. But are pacifiers really OK for your baby? Although the answer to that question is often debated, the American Academy of Pediatrics gives pacifiers the green light.
Pacifier has a greater analgesic and it is important to babies to have one. The impulse to suck is so innate; many babies do it in the womb. Since long before, pacifiers have been considered as convenient way to keep a child quiet and happy. Babies consider pacifier as their plaything which they suck. The practice is criticized for a variety of reasons: hygiene, orthodontic problems, and interference with breastfeeding. But deprived of a pacifier, many a resourceful infant will realize his thumb is perfectly suckable — an option preferred by most pediatricians. Some of the upbeat systems maintaining that thumb-sucking should be discouraged, even if that means replacing it with pacifier-sucking.
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