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The pacifier, or the dummy, is an amazing soothing tool that provides non-nutritive sucking. . Especially in the newborn stages, this can really help support great sleep. . For some babies, the pacifier or dummy can fall out, and it doesn’t affect them, and they can keep on sleeping. . But for some babies every time the pacifier falls out, they wake up. . If that is your baby, here are some tips to help you know what to do if you have to replace the pacifier every time it falls out of your baby'

Good Benefits of using a Pacifier Pacifiers satisfy an infant’s innate non-nutritive sucking reflex, which has a calming effect and helps regulate stress and self-soothing.. Clinical studies associate pacifier use during sleep with a reduced risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS), possibly by improving airway patency and increasing arousal from sleep. Pacifiers can also aid sleep onset, reduce crying, and provide comfort without unnecessary feeding. Compared to thumb-sucking, pacifier use i