Can I give my newborn a pacifier at night between breastfeeding?
Usually, the advice from nurses, pediatricians, and books is to wait until at least 4 weeks old for pacifiers. Some of the reasons are: Cluster feeding, while tiring for mom, has a major physiological purpose. It helps to build your milk supply. Even though your milk has already come in, your milk supply still needs to grow with your baby. Some babies, but not all of course, can develop nipple confusion and will stop breastfeeding in favor of pacifiers, bottles, etc. It’s difficult to tell if a (very new) newborn just has a high need to suck, or if they might still be hungry, especially when they hit their growth spurts. Cluster feeding will increase during growth spurts, and one of the ways that baby’s stomach grows is from filling it up. Beyond the physical, some people worry that too much pacifier use will encourage the baby to bond to *things* instead of to people (possibly since suckling is one of the primary ways that baby bonds with mommy). On the other hand, some babies use pac
