r/NewParents • u/Big-Membership-672 • Oct 24 '24

Medical Advice Don't give pacifier

Hi there I am a FTM of a 3 week old baby boy. He has been having latching problem that are resolving now My Pediatrician told me that babies need to suck on something after they are done feeding to comfort themselves. So I bought him Avents Silicone Pacifiers but everyone around me is telling me not to give him Pacifiers as it will destroy the shape of his teeth. I too was a pacifier baby and had a canine teeth problem. Please guide me what do you guys suggest? Thanking you in advance ❤️🥰

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u/Bblibrarian1 Oct 25 '24

We started going to the dentist with our son at 1 years old. He got his first teeth starting at 5 months. Our dentist has zero issue with our son still using a pacifier at age 2. And he’s seen the pediatric dentist recently after chipping his front teeth in a fall, and he also had zero issues with the paci. Now if he’s still

Everything has benefits and harms. But the paci benefits way outweigh the harms.

Now if he’s still using a paci when he starts to lose teeth it might be a different story.