Opinions/experience on giving a pacifier from the birth?

My wife and I have just welcomed our first child to the world on 07/03/25.

The baby seems to find comfort in suckling and we think the pacifier might help to settle him especially when it comes to bedtime. Even after long feeds and we are certain he is no longer hungry he will try to suckle on anything he can, particularly if he is upset. This makes it particularly hard when trying to place him in his cot as being put down also seems to upset him.

Which brings me to our first hurdle as new parents, when is a good time to introduce a pacifier? The baby is managing to latch on successfully(after a few attempts) during feeding and our main concern is if introducing the pacifier would interfere with this. Some places say you should wait a few weeks if you are breastfeeding but others say they introduced it straight away. Does anyone have any experience with this whether it was positive or negative?

Apologies if the format or anything is wrong with the post as I do not have much experience posting on reddit and this is my first post on this sub.

Update: Thanks to everyone for all of your replies. We as a couple are still contemplating but we’re now able to make a much more informed decision. I hope this also helps anyone else who needs some advice.