You should wait at least a month before you introduce a pacifier to your breastfed baby, according to the Palo Alto Medical Foundation. The nipple of the pacifier could cause nipple confusion for the infant, or it may cause her to nurse less. Once your supply is established and you feel comfortable offering a pacifier to your baby, choose one that has high ratings specifically for breastfed babies. The size, shape and texture of breastfeeding pacifiers is more natural and most like your own nipple to keep your baby nursing well.
Sassy Mini Ulti Mam Pacifier
Epinions.com users especially loved this small-version pacifier for breastfed babies because of its flexible shape and ease of use. Without the traditional ring holder that most pacifiers had, mothers didn't need to worry about the pacifier being pulled out by the baby and being dropped on the floor. It is easy to clean and all reviewers reported that their breastfed babies had no trouble switching between the pacifier nipple and nursing.
Natursutten BPA Free Pacifier Rounded
The Natursutten BPA Free Pacifier Rounded for breastfeeding babies has a unique and simplified design that is easy to keep clean; no small nooks or crannies for dirt and germs to get caught in. It is made out of natural rubber, not plastic, making it BPA-free. The shield of the pacifier is designed to touch your baby's nose as he nurses, to simulate the close feeling of breastfeeding. This makes it more comforting for the baby to use. The baby's tongue is also placed below the pacifier, to make it seem more like nursing as well.
Playtex Binky Most Like Mom Latex Pacifier
Baby website Diaper.com users had rave reviews for the Playtex Binky Most Like Mom Latex Pacifier. Its design allows for the compression of the pacifier nipple, to simulate the motion a baby makes when nursing. It has a flatter tip, which better simulates the mom's nipple, and the reviewers noted that it did not cause nipple confusion with their infants. Many mothers noted that the Playtex Binky Most Like Mom Latex Pacifier was the only pacifier their babies would take.
Gerber NaturalFlex Silicone Pacifier
The Gerber NaturalFlex Silicone Pacifier is an Amazon.com favorite, leading users to rave about its ability to bend and flex like a mother's nipple, allowing for a more organic experience for baby. Babies who cannot be comforted by anything but nursing may find peace with this type of nipple. The shield is vented so that your baby doesn't get the pacifier uncomfortably stuck to his face, or get red marks where the pacifier hasn't vented properly.
