Babies tend to put everything in their mouths. Offering a clean, soft teething toy can sometimes do the trick. If they're ...

However, it’s generally recommended to stop pacifier use by around 12 months of age. As a board-certified pediatric dentist ...

A new innovative pacifier developed by Georgia Tech scientists can monitor newborns' electrolyte levels, hopefully ceasing the need for repeated, painful blood draws.

Rexann resorted to giving the infant a pacifier. "We sort of hoped she would be a thumbsucker and comfort herself," says Brew, of Pasadena, Calif., who admits she and her husband awoke at least ...

"I'm a surgical nurse and a mother, and I wanted to create a pediatric anesthesia mask with an incorporated pacifier to help comfort and soothe a child," said an inventor, from Diamond Bar, Calif., ...

"Her sitting through the pacifier funeral for as long as she did ... I'm still shocked," he says. "My hand started cramping from keeping up with all the positive and loving comments.