Babies, especially those under 6 months old, require the assistance of a pacifier. Whenever they feel bloating, hunger, fatigue, irritability, or attempt to get used to the fresh and unfamiliar environment for them, they need a lot of special comfort and care. If food, gentle shaking, patting the back, the gentle embrace of a mother, or gentle music or singing are not enough to calm him down, he will start sucking on his fingers. At this point, parents should consider using a pacifier for their baby.
Babies are usually picky about the size and shape of pacifiers, so at the beginning, they should try out several different shapes and sizes of pacifiers for their children, observe their reactions, and stop until they are satisfied. For children who are already too dependent on sucking their fingers, mothers can apply milk or juice to the pacifier to induce them to love it, and then stop sucking their fingers.
Most children voluntarily quit the habit of using pacifiers by the age of 6-9 months. This is because at this time, babies begin to learn techniques such as sitting and crawling, and their hobbies focus on the joy of reaching out to grab things. These growing skills and control abilities have already made them feel very satisfied, so comfort pacifiers are no longer so important to them.

If a child enjoys taking naps and using pacifiers during sleep at night and it is difficult for them to abandon this habit, it should not be more than 2 years old to wait until the child is older and let them break the habit. If the habit of sucking comfort pacifiers cannot be changed at the age of 2, a "forced" approach can be adopted - in changing environments, such as traveling or returning to grandma's home, the comfort pacifiers "suddenly" disappear. Although the sudden disappearance of the pacifier may cause anxiety in the first few days, it is still relatively easy to transition and parents do not need to worry.

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