How to Use a Pacifier

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Use a Pacifier

Pacifiers are a mother and father's life saver. It helps quiet a fussy baby and indulges their natural sucking reflex. Parents often use a pacifier to soothe their nerves. Follow these steps to learn how to use a pacifier.

Instructions

    • 1

      Try to give your baby a pacifier if she is eating constantly. A majority of the time babies just eat to satisfy their sucking reflexes. A pacifier can do this just as well but without the upset stomach.

    • 2

      Offer your baby a pacifier if he is having trouble unwinding to go to sleep. The soothing motion of sucking lulls a baby off to sleep.

    • 3

      Distract your baby with a pacifier if he wants to eat immediately and you are not in a position yet to feed him. The pacifier will temporarily satisfy him while you get ready to feed him.

    • 4

      Pull the pacifier when she starts biting off the nipples or is no longer showing interest. This usually occurs between 1 to 2 years of age.

    • 5

      Make the transition off the pacifier pleasant. You can try something creative like hanging the pacifier from a tree and telling your child that the "Binky Fairy" is going to pick it up and take it to another little boy or girl. Don't make it a traumatic experience.

Tips & Warnings

  • If the pacifier is getting cracks in it or it is wearing thin, it needs to be thrown away. It can become a choking hazard at that point.

  • Never use a bottle nipple as a pacifier. It is too small and a baby can choke on it.

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