1、 Look at the caliber of the nipple.
There are two types of nipples. One is wide caliber, with a diameter of about 45mm; The other is standard caliber, with a diameter of about 35mm. For the choice of these two calibers, my suggestion is that the best choice is wide calibers, especially for babies who have just started breast-feeding. The base of the wide caliber pacifier is designed to imitate the mother's breast, which will make Bao feel like holding her mother's breast when sucking.
In addition, wide caliber pacifiers - suitable for wide caliber bottles. Compared with standard caliber milk bottles, wide caliber milk bottles are easier to clean, and it is not easy to leak powder when pouring milk powder into the bottle. Therefore, I suggest that mothers give their babies the first choice of wide caliber pacifiers.
2、 Look at the material of the nipple.
The material is also one of the factors that should be considered when choosing a pacifier, because if the baby's taste is not right, it is likely to refuse to accept the bottle. Before buying, mothers can first understand the material and hardness of the pacifier. At present, there are three kinds of silicone, rubber and latex on the market. What is the difference between them?
Rubber nipple: light yellow, texture similar to mother's nipple. However, because it is made of natural rubber, this nipple will have a little odor, and it is easy to age, with poor heat resistance and corrosion resistance.
Latex nipple: it is made of natural latex, with good elasticity and softness, tensile strength. It is as easy to age as rubber nipple. It is not resistant to high temperature and has peculiar smell. Some babies do not like to drink milk because they do not like these peculiar smell.
Silicone nipple: the material is top-grade medical silicone, transparent in color, non-toxic and odorless, not easy to aging, high temperature resistant and corrosion resistant, so it can be boiled and sterilized, which is very convenient. However, it should be noted that the elasticity of silicone is not as good as that of latex. If it is used for more than 3 months, or if the baby often bites after growing teeth, it is easy to be damaged and torn. Therefore, it must be checked frequently and replaced in time during use.
3、 It depends on the hole shape of the nipple.
When we choose a pacifier for our baby, we should also pay attention to the hole shape of the pacifier. There are many types of nipples on the market, including round holes, cross holes, straight holes, etc., and different hole shapes determine the amount of milk flow.
If it is a round hole nipple, it can let the milk flow out automatically, and the flow is generally not large. According to the size of the round hole, it is only divided into three types: s, m and L.
S-shaped round hole pacifier has the smallest flow, and it is suitable for babies with poor sucking ability.
M round hole pacifier has medium flow and is suitable for babies aged 3-6 months. The amount of milk produced by this type of pacifier and the number of sucking times are very close to that when the baby sucks breast milk.
The L-shaped round hole pacifier has a relatively large flow rate and is suitable for babies over 6 months old who can freely adjust the milk volume. However, if the baby has a large amount of food and a strong sucking ability, and the feeding time with No. 5 and No. m pacifiers is too long, even if it does not reach the age of 6 months, it can be replaced with this hole shaped pacifier.