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Infants may use a pacifier, their fingers or thumb to soothe themselves. There are negative effects from using a pacifier during breastfeeding for healthy babies. The AAP suggests avoiding pacifiers for the first month. Introducing a pacifier can lead to the infant ineffectively sucking at the breast and causing "nipple confusion". Babies will ...
Experts agree that if your kid is four and still sucking away, you should make an appointment with a pediatric dentist…and you know, try to take the pacifier away even if it causes World War III. 4.
A plot of SIDS rate from 1988 to 2006. The Safe to Sleep campaign, formerly known as the Back to Sleep campaign, [1] is an initiative backed by the US National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) at the US National Institutes of Health to encourage parents to have their infants sleep on their backs (supine position) to reduce the risk of sudden infant death syndrome, or SIDS.
The most effective method of reducing the risk of SIDS is putting a child less than one year old on their back to sleep. [1] Other measures include a firm mattress separate from but close to caregivers, no loose bedding, a relatively cool sleeping environment, using a pacifier, and avoiding exposure to tobacco smoke. [11]
SIDS has become much less common in recent decades but it still remains a leading cause of infant mortality, killing about 3,500 babies a year in the U.S.
Focusing on safe sleep practices for infants is crucial, especially in Indiana, where sleep-related deaths are a leading cause of infant mortality. Ask the Expert: Safe sleep saves babies' lives ...
The American Academy of Pediatrics' Back to Sleep campaign in the mid-1990s recommended that "babies should not sleep for long periods in inclined devices". In babies under one year old, dying during sleep is a leading cause of accidental death. The recommendation that babies sleep flat on their backs, in an empty crib, halved this death rate. [5]
Quality sleep isn’t just for infants. Here's how to adopt good sleep habits for a better night's rest.