Why and how do dummies/pacifiers work to calm down babies?
In: Biology
It simulates then suckling on their mothers breast, as that experience makes the child feel safe, warm, cared for etc.
They think the mom is actually feeding them and or they can relive tooth pain by biting on something (not expect just rando)
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Babies have a bunch of reflexes and the mere act of those can feel soothing to the baby. One of them is the sucking reflex that i activated while feeding. Dummies activate the sucking reflex.
There is probably an association involved too: the sucking is associated with the nice feeling of getting food and reducing hunger and the soothing effect of the caregivers that are present in those moments.
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