Thumb or pacifier?

Hard to decide between the two! When we find an advantage to one, he is necessarily a disadvantage at the same time ...

So that should be taken into account in making the right choice?

Why your baby feels he needs to suck?
The suction indicates firstly a natural need and instinct: in your stomach, your child sucks his thumb already.

It is also a need for contact used to suck the breast of his mother or the bottle, he feels reassured by reproducing this document. It is a means of reassurance, and therefore head before falling asleep or when he has a sorrow. A sudden and premature separation of the mother can encourage cling more firmly to that little habit.

Then, the thumb or pacifier?
Each has its advantages and disadvantages. The thumb is very important for the discovery of the hand as the child discovers his body, but on the other hand, it might also encourage your baby to suck too, because unlike the nipple that can offer specific times (bedtime, sorrow ...), it is always handy, and will therefore be harder to drop thereafter.

The cons-part is that the nipple is easily lost and it causes seizures, particularly at night when your baby will always find his thumb. The other major disadvantage is that you regularly clean the teat.

Use in moderation!
Finally, the risk of pacifier is abuse crisis to calm your child. If you opt for the dummy, choose shapes that approximate the physiological nipple, and sizes suited to your baby's mouth.