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If parents choose to have their infant
or child suck a pacifier, health professionals can
advise them to take certain safety precautions. The
following precautions are recommended:[4]
 Never
attach a pacifier to a ribbon or string around the
infant’s or child’s neck.
- Make sure the pacifier is of sturdy, one-piece
construction and that the material is nontoxic,
flexible, and firm but not brittle.
- Make sure the pacifier has easily grasped handles.
- Make sure the pacifier has inseparable nipples
and mouth guards.
- Make sure the pacifier has mouth guards of adequate
diameter to prevent aspiration, and two ventilating
holes.
- Keep the pacifier clean.
- Replace the pacifier when it becomes worn.
- Do not dip a pacifier in sweetened foods (e.g.,
sugar, honey, syrup) to encourage sucking.
- Never clean or moisten a pacifier with saliva
before giving it to an infant or child.
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