Guest guest Posted March 12, 2009 Report Share Posted March 12, 2009 Hello Everyone! We just welcomed a beautiful baby girl into this world and are questioning the use of a pacifier. Now we are aware of the BPA concern but are there any other concerns with using? We are worried as BPA was never mentioned years ago when we welcomed our now 9 and 11 year old boys into this world and are concerned that there are other toxins other than BPA that these pacifiers contain these days. Yes, it is quite possible we weren't educated enough then to know of any BPA problems too and that there were such concerns then, so please forgive me for my lack of previous knowledge. We are happy to have made it out of the hospital vaccine and blood test free. It was no easy task. Hoping that is the end of that issue for a while. Thank you for any help, advice, and guidance on the pacifier question at hand. We hope to hear from someone soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 13, 2009 Report Share Posted March 13, 2009 Hello Mike and congratulations on the birth of your precious daughter. My contribution to your dilemma is not one which focuses on the toxicity element of the use of a pacifier as I am not particularly knowledgeable in this area. However, I do think that the use of a pacifier should be avoided if possible for a number of other reasons: It is of paramount importance in these early days that your baby and her mother establish feeding patterns based on your baby's calorific needs. Demand feeding is the best way of achieving this and the use of a pacifier interferes with a babies developing understanding of hunger and satiation (and therefore the mother's milk supply. The tendency to use a pacifier to soothe a child that is showing signs of discomfort is a palliative measure which masks any problem your child may be experiencing. The psychological message you are sending a child who is given a pacifier each time they cry is, " if you feel bad, the answer is to eat something " some child psychologists associate the increased use of pacifiers with the childhood obesity problem we are currently experiencing as children use food to self-soothe. There are also concerns that extended use of pacifiers prolongs the infant 'oral fixation' stage and some studies have associated this with an increased tendency to smoke in adulthood. I hope this doesn't sound too dogmatic. Good luck in whatever decision you make. , " mikebrks " <mikebrks wrote: > > Hello Everyone! > We just welcomed a beautiful baby girl into this world and are questioning the use of a pacifier. Now we are aware of the BPA concern but are there any other concerns with using? > We are worried as BPA was never mentioned years ago when we welcomed our now 9 and 11 year old boys into this world and are concerned that there are other toxins other than BPA that these pacifiers contain these days. Yes, it is quite possible we weren't educated enough then to know of any BPA problems too and that there were such concerns then, so please forgive me for my lack of previous knowledge. > We are happy to have made it out of the hospital vaccine and blood test free. It was no easy task. Hoping that is the end of that issue for a while. > Thank you for any help, advice, and guidance on the pacifier question at hand. We hope to hear from someone soon. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 15, 2009 Report Share Posted March 15, 2009 Hello vickyawalker! Taking time to comment on our post is very kind of you and we appreciated everything you shared with us. By no means was it taken as too dogmatic. You did such an excellent job at explaining your information very well. You bring up good points that make sense. Thank you again for your comment and we hope others will feel free to share theirs as well. , " vickyawalker " <vickyawalker wrote: > > Hello Mike and congratulations on the birth of your precious daughter. My contribution to your dilemma is not one which focuses on the toxicity element of the use of a pacifier as I am not particularly knowledgeable in this area. However, I do think that the use of a pacifier should be avoided if possible for a number of other reasons: > It is of paramount importance in these early days that your baby and her mother establish feeding patterns based on your baby's calorific needs. Demand feeding is the best way of achieving this and the use of a pacifier interferes with a babies developing understanding of hunger and satiation (and therefore the mother's milk supply. > The tendency to use a pacifier to soothe a child that is showing signs of discomfort is a palliative measure which masks any problem your child may be experiencing. The psychological message you are sending a child who is given a pacifier each time they cry is, " if you feel bad, the answer is to eat something " some child psychologists associate the increased use of pacifiers with the childhood obesity problem we are currently experiencing as children use food to self-soothe. There are also concerns that extended use of pacifiers prolongs the infant 'oral fixation' stage and some studies have associated this with an increased tendency to smoke in adulthood. > I hope this doesn't sound too dogmatic. Good luck in whatever decision you make. > , " mikebrks " <mikebrks@> wrote: > > > > Hello Everyone! > > We just welcomed a beautiful baby girl into this world and are questioning the use of a pacifier. Now we are aware of the BPA concern but are there any other concerns with using? > > We are worried as BPA was never mentioned years ago when we welcomed our now 9 and 11 year old boys into this world and are concerned that there are other toxins other than BPA that these pacifiers contain these days. Yes, it is quite possible we weren't educated enough then to know of any BPA problems too and that there were such concerns then, so please forgive me for my lack of previous knowledge. > > We are happy to have made it out of the hospital vaccine and blood test free. It was no easy task. Hoping that is the end of that issue for a while. > > Thank you for any help, advice, and guidance on the pacifier question at hand. We hope to hear from someone soon. > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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