Binky, paci, bam-bam, soothie, total lifesaver…there are lots of different names for pacifiers and even more varieties to choose from in the drugstore aisle. So how do you know which will soothe your ...

When the women looked at happy babies with a pacifier or with a white square obscuring their mouth, they showed less activity in their Zygomaticus—the muscle responsible for drawing the mouth into a ...

Consumer Reports tested 20 pacifiers for choking hazards, harmful chemicals and durability, and they spoke with safety ...

As her mother, Christina, tells it, Norah walked around all day with “Passy” in her mouth. She required it to fall asleep. Mom and dad would remove it after Norah nodded off, but, even in a deep sleep ...

For many parents, the pacifier was a godsend in helping soothe their infant—especially for those fussy late nights. But prolonged use of the binky may lead to dental problems and orthodontic work, and ...

Children riding around in strollers are often seen sucking away on binkies attached to them by a handy clip-on gadget that prevents the binky from falling on the sidewalk if dropped. Binky-shaped ...

While browsing at the Silver Spoon Buffet last spring, new mom Tori Spelling chose a blue Swarovski crystal-encrusted, blinged-out model for Liam Aaron McDermott. No mere crystals for Shiloh Nouvel ...

Our daughter's first attempt at a "word" was not mama or dada, rather it was "baba" her name for her beloved pacifier. Our daughter’s first attempt at a “word” was not mama or dada, rather it was ...