You can give your  baby a pacifier from the get go if you’re not nursing. If you’re breastfeeding ,when you give a pacifier to your baby depends on how much you think it interferes with breast-feeding.

New moms are usually advised by experts not to introduce  a  binky  to babies  until  breastfeeding is well established  to prevent nipple confusion.

The pros and cons of giving your baby a pacifier

Pros

• using it at nap time and bedtime can reduce the risk of  SIDS
• soothes a baby

Cons

• may increase the risk of middle ear infection in babies and young children
• may cause nipple confusion if introduced before breastfeeding is established
• if you give the baby a pacifier rather than food when he’s hungry , this could upset the baby and make it more difficult to feed him
• it can be difficult to break this habit

NOTE

If you want your baby to take a binky, you have to offer it by the time he’s one month old but definately not in the first two weeks of breastfeeding . You also have to know that some babies refuse to take a binky.