Nursing went smoothly right from the start for Rexann Brew, but she soon noticed that even when her baby wasn't hungry, little Anna still had a strong desire to suckle. Rexann resorted to giving the ...

When should babies stop using pacifiers? While there is no hard-and-fast rule, the American Academy of Pediatrics recommends starting the pacifier weaning process around the 1-year mark. That's ...

Parents need to be conscious of when to begin weaning their kids from these devices, otherwise their kids may encounter health problems When you become a parent, you find out that everyone seems to ...

Pacifiers and thumb-sucking can help soothe babies and ease them to sleep but some parents struggle with knowing when and how to stop these habits, a new national poll suggests. About half of parents ...

About half of children have used a pacifier; strategies to reduce pacifier use or thumb-sucking range from hiding pacis to using deterrents like hot sauce Pacifiers and thumb-sucking can help soothe ...

Consumer Reports tested 20 pacifiers and spoke with safety experts to find out what parents should and shouldn’t buy.

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — First-time parents often wonder whether they should begin using a pacifier. That was true for Julia, the mother of 14-week old Benjamin. "Everybody has an opinion about pacifiers ...