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Monogrammed Pacifier Clip

AmandaHill — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 22:00:00 GMT

Pacifier clips are great for keeping your baby's pacifier off of the floor. This particular clip offers a bit of style and personalization. The clip is 10" long and many fonts are available for the initial, many patterns available for the ribbon. Click behind the fold to see the other fonts available.

This pacifier clip and many others, equally, if not more cute, are available from My Little Cuddle Bugs. You just have to specify the pattern, letter and font.

World's Most Expensive Pacifier

Erin Behan — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 14:38:00 GMT

The economy is going to hell in a handbasket, but that's no reason to skimp on your baby gear. Nope, what you need is a 14K gold diamond-encrusted pacifier. Just how much would such a device cost? A mere 17K, yep $17,000 will get you this lovely paciifier from Baby Wit with free shipping. For executives with a golden paracute, the golden pacifier is the next logical step!

New BPA-free Orthodontic Pacifier

Lisa Mulcahy — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 19:58:00 GMT

My son was never one for pacifiers, they always seemed to end up at the bottom of the crib. Maybe if he had this BPA-free, day-to-night number, things would have been different.

BornFree has just launched its new orthodontic product line by unveiling the BornFree BPA-Free Pacifier for Day and Night Use, $7.99 for two. Made from materials that are 100% free of Bisphenol-A, Phthalates and PVC, The BornFree Pacifier for Day and Night Use features a flexible handle and provides improvements on traditional pacifiers by offering a BPA-free product combined with advances such as the orthodontic collapsible nipple and a breathable shield.

Star Baby: How Does Salma Hayek’s Daughter Suck?

SunnyChanel — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 04:37:00 GMT

Salma Hayek’s daughter Valentina, while strolling with Mommy along the streets of Paris, sucked away on her Gerber Silicone NUK Orthodontic Pacifiers. Lucky for Salma, her baby won’t likely lose this binky, which we all know is a nightmare for pacifier lovin’ babes (and their parents). The vibrant orange and green color is hard to miss when it falls out of a baby’s mouth. Plus Valentina is using a pacifier clip, which really cuts down the odds of a losing the object of her oral fixation. ($4.99 for a set of two)

(Photo: via justjared.com)

New Paci from Born Free

Erin Behan — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 20:37:00 GMT

For those of you who swear by BornFree products, there's a new BPA-free one to add to the mix: The BornFree pacifier for day and night use. As with any new plastic product these days, this one is free of Bisphenol-A, Phthalates and PVC. Other features--a flexible handle, a collapsable orthodonic nipple and a breathable, soft-contour shield. The pacifiers come in 0-6 and 6-plus month sizes and are $7.99 for a pack of two at the BornFree site.

Baby’s Sick: Suck on This

Lisa Mulcahy — Wed, 14 May 2008 12:22:00 GMT

We may be at the tail end of cold and flu season, but with a newborn it’s always helpful to have a thermometer on hand. I know most pediatricians recommend taking the dreaded rectal temperature, but here’s an alternative if you have a “pacifier baby.”

Though there were some mixed reviews on Amazon about Summer’s Infant Pacifier Thermometer, for $7.99 it’s probably worth a try. For babies used to sucking on a pacifier it seems to work well. When the reading is done it beeps and if a fever is present the screen will glow red. It’s also a good option if you need to take a sleeping baby’s temperature.

First Week Home: 5 Things That Didn't Work Out

editors — Thu, 01 May 2008 13:10:00 GMT

5. Safety 1st "Safe Saver" Bathtub, $12.99 - I'm a sucker for any product that says it saves space, but this sink bathtub, while tiny and collapsible, didn't fit in my fairly standard kitchen sink. In fact, it was a hand-me-down from another set of parents, who didn't want it because it didn't fit in their sink. Even when we used it in the bathtub, it felt flimsy and a little unsafe. Luckily, for only $4 more, you can buy the Safety 1st Comfy Bath Center -- which has served us quite well.

4. Timboo baby washcloths - Cute, right? Different shapes, different colors, and made of organic sustainable bamboo. Except that the brightly colored dye bled onto everything, and the soft bamboo cloth left little pieces of lint all over the baby. Maybe that's why Dagny Baby no longer seems to sell them.

3. Orthodontic pacifiers - Our lactation consultant made us throw these away; apparently, if your baby is having trouble latching, they can exacerbate the problem.

2. Johnson's Nursing Pads - They're bulky, the adhesive doesn't work, and if they get wet they completely soak through.

1. Avent Bottles: Newborn Starter Set - We registered for a bunch of these thanks to the persuasive wiles of Babies R Us. Not only did our baby hate the hard plastic nipple, but the freakin things leaked every time we tried to use them. Our friend, who uses these bottles with her toddler, says the leaking thing stops when you get used to tightening the bottles correctly. But as the parent of a newborn, my hand-eye coordination was not that advanced, and I wound up returning 2 boxes to the store.

Vice Versa Binky + Case: Safe Storage or Germy Harbor?

Aaron Burgess — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 15:03:00 GMT

I like the idea behind Vice Versa's Binky + Case set ($14 from A+R Store), and not just because said binkies are BPA- and Phthalate-free: Each pink or blue pacifier in the Italian-made line comes inside its own bubbled housing, which includes a clip to keep it from dropping on the ground. Simply pop the binky back into the housing when baby's done sucking, and you've presumably got a way to keep germs at bay until it's time to suck again.

But what happens if baby has a cold? If Mom or Dad has germy fingers? If you drop the binky on the ground? (No, the five-second rule doesn't count.) It's hard not to imagine that housing turning into a Petri dish for all sorts of gruesome bugs unless you wash it regularly; and when you're out shopping and need a quick place to stash the binky, what are the odds you'll actually do that?

Spit Up: Juicy Couture Pacifiers

Aaron Burgess — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 20:51:00 GMT

Sick of Valentine's Day yet? Good! Suck on these ($48!) heart-shaped-boxed pacifiers from Juicy Couture, which reassure your infant that she, too, can look like a Gwen Stefani promotional tchotchke. Or, better yet, start forcing this stuff on your kids now: When they finally turn on you, they'll be the sharpest-dressed brats on the block.

Lest you think we're discriminating, the boys' version is even uglier.

Green Baby: Generation Orange Organic Natursutten Pacifiers

Mir — Mon, 31 Dec 2007 14:01:00 GMT

With all of the talk of toxic substances leaching out of plastics, these days, Generation Orange is proud to be promoting the first and only all-natural organic pacifiers in the world. The Natursutten pacifier is made from a single piece of molded rubber derived from the Hevea brasiliensi tree -- the resultant material is natural, soft, incredibly strong, and best of all, it's free of parabens, PVC, BPA, and phthalates. The pacifiers are available in both rounded and orthodontic, in varying sizes suited to baby's age; $8 each.

Through January 15th, Droolicious readers can receive 10% off their entire order (of anything) at Generation Orange with coupon code DROOL.