Not only could a newborn become confused between a pacifier nipple and the real thing -- possibly prompting breast-feeding problems -- parents also may fail to recognize cues that the baby is hungry.

While not every baby is a pacifier baby, it’s totally normal if yours is. According to the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), babies are born with the instinct to suck; pacifiers can soothe a ...

It’s never too early to plan for the future — just ask the NFL teams already eyeing their next big draft pick: a 33-pound baby with a pacifier in one hand and the potential for a Super Bowl ...

There can be a confusing array of baby-soothing tools on the market, with products with names like 'newborn pacifiers' making claims that they’re great for calming babies. To look beyond the ...