Disputes about the benefits and dangers of pacifiers have been going on for decades, but for parents, nipples continue to be real helpers, especially when other ways to calm or distract the child do not work. There cannot be a universal answer to the question of which pacifier is better, since the choice largely depends on the preferences of the baby himself, but knowledge of the main characteristics of modern nipples will help to simplify it.
Instructions
Step 1
Nipples vary in size - they are adapted to the child's age: up to three months, up to six months, from a year and older. There are also pacifiers for small babies born prematurely. They have a very small sucking part and a lightweight safety valve design. Information about the age of the nipple is usually indicated on the packaging.
Step 2
It is equally important to know, when figuring out which dummy to choose, the differences in materials. The most ancient material used to create them is rubber, but it is gradually being replaced by latex and silicone, since the latter allow the most to recreate the shape of the mother's nipple. When choosing between latex and silicone, you should know that the former is less durable, although it is more elastic to the touch. However, if you take into account the recommendations of doctors to change the nipples on a regular basis, since this is a subject of personal hygiene, then you can not worry about the fact that the latex nipple will serve its term. In appearance, the latex nipple is quite dense, painted yellow, and the silicone pacifier is light and transparent.
Step 3
The nipples also differ in shape. They can be teardrop-shaped, berry-like, with a beveled lateral part, orthodontic, most useful for the formation of the maxillofacial complex. And here the best pacifier is the one that is to the taste of the baby himself, since not everyone prefers useful nipples, sometimes preferring ordinary rubber ones, because no one can guarantee that the parental acquisition will please without practical tests.
Step 4
The appearance of the nipples may also differ, but this is more a matter of the taste preferences of the parents and their choice. They are transparent, colored, with or without drawings on the plastic part, which allows you to turn the pacifier into a fashion accessory and choose your own one for a boy or a girl, or even for a specific color scheme of a wardrobe. Quite convenient are those pacifiers that are equipped with an additional accessory in the form of a storage lid, which allows you not to worry about the nipple coming into contact with the surrounding surfaces when the baby is taken out of the mouth.
