Pacifiers

Pacifiers offer temporary distruction to babies and make most of fussy baby happy. Make sure to use pacifier clip to avoid having the pacifier dropped to the ground where it can infect pacifier and make the baby sick.

A pacifier is one of the single most important items you can have for your baby. If you combine your pacifier with pacifier clips, you will enhance the utility even further.
So why exactly is a pacifier so important? First, there are the obvious practical reasons. A pacifier helps distract your baby and keep it quiet. Babies enjoy the security of sucking on a pacifier, as it reminds them of their mothers. This instinct is natural and inherent in babies throughout most of the mammalian animal kingdom. If a baby thinks it is close to its mother, especially via a pacifier, it will be at ease. Pacifiers help babies relax and even fall asleep, believing that they are totally safe.

Additionally, a pacifier helps prevent illness in your baby. Babies like to suck or gum anything they can get their hands on. Often, they will suck or gum things they shouldn't, like trash can rims, crayons, and so on. Because these simple objects are not cleaned very often, they tend to be a breeding ground for germs and bacteria. These germs and bacteria transfer to your baby easily via the mouth, so keeping your baby away from chewing on these things will keep your baby healthy and germ free. If a baby has a pacifier to suck on, he will be content with chewing the pacifier and will likely not attempt to gum anything that could get him sick.

Perhaps the most important aspect of pacifiers is their apparent ability to prevent Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, or SIDS. This syndrome occurs when babies accidentally suffocate themselves in their sleep, usually on their blankets or pillows. Studies have shown, with significant consistency, that pacifier use seriously diminishes the risk factor of SIDS. The concrete reasons behind this, unfortunately, are not known. But speculation and anecdotal evidence suggests that pacifiers prevent SIDS because they discourage babies from turning over in their sleep. The bulky pacifiers also create little air pockets around the baby's nose when the baby unconsciously buries his head in his blankets. Furthermore, pacifiers alter a baby's sleep environment by augmenting the configuration of the breathing passages, as noted by Doctor De-Kun Li of Kaiser Permanente's Research Division.

So you see, a pacifier is not only an investment in your sanity, but it is also invaluable to the health of your baby. Using pacifier clips serves to improve the illness-combating qualities of the pacifier, and will surely keep your baby happy, healthy, and secure.