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Study Warns of Lengthy Pacifier Use
Fit Pregnancy-Ask the Labor Nurse —
... reports. A new study from American and Chilean researchers found that children who used a pacifier or sucked on their fingers for more than three years were three times as likely as other kids to develop speech impediments. The study, published online in the journal BMC Pediatrics , examined 128 Chilean children ages 3 to 5. Researchers also found that children will have a lower risk of developing speech disorders if they are not bottle-fed until they're at least 9 months old. "These results suggest extended use of sucking outside of breastfeeding may have detrimental ...
They Say: Pacifiers (and Bottles!) Lead to Speech Delays
Strollerderby —
... The study, published in the journal BMC Pediatrics, looked at 128 kids between 3 and 5 years old. The ones who had been given a bottle AFTER they turned 9 months old were less likely to develop speech disorders. The ones who sucked on their thumbs, fingers or a pacifier for more than 3 years were three times as likely to develop speech impediments. ...
