Weaning little ones off pacifiers or thumb/finger-sucking is a common concern for many parents. Every child reaches ...

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 ...

9 Additionally, there’s a risk of otitis media, an ear infection associated with pacifier use. 9 Medical experts recommend ...

While lifestyle and career demands can make it difficult to breastfeed as long as you would like, don't be surprised if weaning your baby presents even more challenges -- at least at the start.

Permanent mother-infant separation prior to natural weaning is a common husbandry practice in monkey breeding colonies. In the United States, such colonies have been established in all eight Regional ...

Up to 20% of patients requiring mechanical ventilation will suffer from difficult weaning (the need of more than 7 days of weaning after the first spontaneous breathing trial), which may depend on ...

Pacifier use at sleep time decreases sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) risk. It is yet unclear whether pacifier use can modify the impact of other sleep-related factors upon SIDS risk. The ...

Health visitor Kerry Bennett has advice for parents around the use of dummies, including possible benefits and risks.

What is the best cup for my baby to drink from? We put the weaning questions you asked us on our Instagram page to Angharad Banner, an NHS registered children's dietitian and a group of Health ...

Whether you call them dummies, pacifiers, soothers or binkies, the artificial teats are said to cause a child's teeth to be ...

Babies need both milk and solid food when they start weaning, says GP Dr Philippa Kaye. Want to know how much exactly? Although you’ll find that food will slowly become more important than milk in ...