FOR MANY PARENTS, PACIFIERS ARE A BABY ESSENTIAL. HELPING THEIR LITTLE ONES CALM DOWN, SELF SOOTHE AND SLEEP A LITTLE BIT BETTER. BUT HAVE YOU EVER WONDERED HOW SAFE THEY REALLY ARE? CONSUMER REPORTS ...

Pacifiers, like diapers and onesies, are a staple on every new parent’s checklist, ready and waiting when baby comes home. We parents rely on pacifiers to help our babies self-soothe and sleep more ...

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For many parents, a pacifier tops the list of must-have items for a new baby. Babies naturally have the desire to suck, since it's the motion they use for nursing or taking a bottle. A pacifier does ...

Adult versions of pacifiers are all the rage at the moment, with a growing number of social media users adopting the viral trend to deal with the stress of everyday life. What do the experts say, and ...

It’s a high-tech tool that could transform how doctors monitor breathing problems in babies. Respiratory diseases are among the leading causes of infant hospitalization, but typical monitoring devices ...

There's often a debate about how long babies and toddlers should use pacifiers, but a new age group has entered the chat: full-blown adults. Adults are using pacifiers for various mental health ...

The use of adult pacifiers is the new trend in China, where adults are increasingly turning to the giant dummies to alleviate stress and to get to bed. Positioned as a relaxing device, such pacifiers ...

The sudden rise in popularity of adult pacifiers among Chinese adults has sparked debates and garnered significant attention on Sina Weibo, China's Twitter-like social media platform. With over 68 ...

Jesse Watters, the Fox News host known for making up rules about what is and is not “manly,” sucked on a pacifier Friday while downplaying young adults’ stress. On The Five, Watters reacted to the ...

Get inspired by a weekly roundup on living well, made simple. Every night, Lauren Finney Harden and her husband would awaken to the cries of their first-born daughter, and a routine game of “paci pong ...