When I was a kid I had a pacifier. Back then it was thought that it strengthened a baby's muscles in the face, mouth, lips and tongue. When I was raising my babies the latest then was that a pacifier wasn't good for a baby. It pulled the jawline forward and could cause buck teeth. It was pointed out that the nipple on a bottle could do the same thing. So they came out with all new kinds of nipples. I think it was just a marketing blitz to get parents to buy, buy, buy!

If it wasn't for pacifier's, especially when they were teething (because there were the rings that you could freeze and let them suck on) I don't think I could have gotten through all the pain and tears that tey were going through.

Do your kids use pacifiers? Do you use it to keep the baby quiet, which most parents do (come on, don't say you don't!) or do you keep the pacifier away from the baby? Do you try all the different kinds of nipples out there?

Seeker

I've heard they can cause an overbite. But manufaturers continue to make them so they must not be too harmful. Unless it's a huge conspiracy with the dentists of the world to insure business in their future. I don't think I'd want my baby to have it all the time, but once in awhile especially if he's teething or just fussy probably wouldn't hurt at all.

My kids both used pacifiers. Neither one of them had any dental problems. I think having buckteeth or things like that is in the genes.

DCMerkle

We use pacifiers. It is like a security blanket to him. I don't think there are dental problems that can be that bad from them.

We personally didn't use pacifiers. We had no need for them.