In case you haven’t noticed, there are a few items on your baby essentials list that are just as imperative for mama’s sanity as they are for the comfort of your little pride and joy. Pacifiers easily ...

Adore them or loathe them, parents have been using pacifiers, soothers, comforters, or dummies for a long time now. If you have decided to use a pacifier already, here are some of our picks: NUK ...

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Harriet Miller, CPN, a nurse scientist at the Center for Nursing Research at Winnie Palmer Hospital for Women & Babies at Orlando Health, contributed this article to Live Science's Expert Voices: ...