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Pacifiers can be sources of comfort to most babies. If you do choose to get a pacifier for your baby, there are a couple of safety tips that you need to consider. Don't Accessorize Most pacifiers that have been directly released by companies have been made with an eye on safety features. The worst mistake that any parent could do would be to accessorize pacifiers or buy ones that have been modified or accessorized. Unnecessary accessories and decorations on pacifiers would include jewel and dangling attachments, color chains and decorative sticks on the handle or guard. Pacifiers of this kind being sold by merchants have already been recalled but some parents might still attempt to do the decorating themselves. Decorations on a pacifier could become detached and may become choking hazards. Don't Attach on Baby Some parents find it inconvenient that pacifiers get lost or fall off so easily and are thus tempted to attach them on their babies with either a pin or string. Resist the urge to do this. Your baby could find a way to open a regular pin and get injured or worse, he might just ingest a detached pin. A string or ribbon on the other hand could become entangled and could strangle your baby. Check the Pieces Pacifiers can come in one-piece or multiple pieces. However it comes, you must make sure to check if pieces are firmly attach. You should test the nipple in particular by tugging at it. A teething baby might suck too aggressively and detach the nipple, thus making it a choking hazard. Watch out for recalled models especially among multiple piece pacifiers. Do Not Make Your Own It is not safe to alter or change anything into a pacifier, just like it is not safe to put accessories on one. Do not attempt to reconfigure old nipples or pacifier parts into another pacifier. Your creation might not hold together well enough, and you may thus end up with a bunch of choking hazards. Store sold pacifiers have been carefully designed and tested to withstand repeated sucking and biting and should therefore be the only items that can be safely used. Steer Clear of Liquid-Filled Pacifiers Although it happens rarely with liquid-filled pacifiers, still, your baby could bite through the nipple and get all the liquid out. You should also avoid coating pacifiers with sugar, honey or anything sweet. This would encourage your baby to gnaw harder on a pacifier and may bite through it or develop an attachment for it. Buy Standard Size Standard pacifiers usually have a stopper with more than an inch across an average baby's mouth. This is to prevent your baby from ingesting the whole pacifier and choking on it. The shield however should have small holes on each side to allow moisture out and air onto your baby's skin.
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