suggest that early infant exposure to a pacifier may interfere with breast‐milk production and lead to early discontinuation of breastfeeding by three to six months (Boccolini 2015; Mascarenhas 2006) and overall breastfeeding by 12 months (Scott 2005). This is perhaps due to less frequent episodes of breastfeeding, ineffective sucking on the breasts which may lead to increased breastfeeding difficulty and thus, decreased maternal motivation to breastfeed.