I am a mom of 2 weeks old baby girl. Could you please let me know if we can use pacifier for the baby when she is crying or wanted to sleep.

1 Answer

ExpertDr. Gunjan BawejaPaediatrician4 years ago

A. hello pacifiers should be best avoided in babies as they have high chance of infections and also later on can cause dental malalignkent on the kids. so avoid them.

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