Some mothers, confronted with the fact that their child is very overeating and often restless, wonder how to teach him to the nipple. Many gastroenterologists are of the opinion that sucking promotes the adjustment of the gastrointestinal tract.
Why does not the kid take the pacifier?
Nipples can be of various sizes and shapes. If the child was previously on breastfeeding, perhaps he just got used to the form of the nipples of my mother's breast, and everything else seems alien to him. Usually the nipple is large and much stiffer than the nipple, so it does not take it.
Therefore, before buying a nipple, carefully study the instruction, which indicates all the features. As a rule, the annotation contains information about the age at which it can be used and the material from which it is produced. Usually it is silicone or latex. Sometimes the size of the nipple is picked up incorrectly, which may be the reason that the baby does not suck it. In this case, the mother needs to change it, changing at the same time the kind of material from which it is made - perhaps the reason is this.
Very rarely, the reason that a child does not take a pacifier, may be an incorrect bite . In such situations, you need to seek medical advice from a doctor.
How to teach?
Many mothers who want to train their baby to the nipple, do not know how to do it. Sometimes all their efforts are in vain, - each time the child simply spits it out. If none of the above ways of training (changing the size, shape, material) does not help, you can use one of the folk methods:
- The most ancient way is to grease the nipple with something sweet or tasty. Since honey is an allergen, it is better to use a regular glucose solution for lubrication or, in extreme cases, moisten the nipple in sweetened water and give to a small child.
- It is necessary to give the pacifier in the same position as the child takes food, that is, lying. If the baby is on artificial feeding, it is better to give the pacifier immediately after feeding.
- If, after applying the above described methods, the child has not picked up the nipple, you can seek help from a pediatrician who will give effective advice based on his knowledge and many years of experience.
What for a nipple to the child?
Many mothers simply do not understand: why should their child have a nipple and do they need to be accustomed to it? These questions, as a rule, arise from those parents who have already heard from their friends with older children, how difficult it is to then wean the baby from the nipple.
However, the need for a baby's nipple still exists. The fact is that the sucking reflex is innate. So, even when the baby is in the womb of the mother, he often sucks his finger. It helps him to calm down and feel safe. That's why the crumb, barely born, greedily grabs her mother's breast, calming down in this way after a lot of stress, for which the baby is a child.
In addition, quite often there are situations when the child should be very quickly reassured. In this case, you can not do without a nipple.
As already mentioned above, the very process of sucking contributes to improving the work of the gastrointestinal tract in small crumbs.
Thus, the nipple is for the baby "soothing" and helps the mother in many situations. That's why every mother should make an effort to accustom the child to the nipple, and he always took it.
After the child gets used, he will open his mouth by himself at the sight of the nipple and in some cases require a pacifier with crying. Having received it, the child instantly calms down and stops hysterics.