The First Years Newborn Pacifiers – 2 Pack
- Over 1,000 hospitals nationwide give newborns The First Years Soothie pacifier.
- Comes in newborn and Super Soothie infant sizes
- Made from medical-grade silicone
- One-piece design for less germs
- Soft, latex-free nipple
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The First Years Newborn Pacifiers – 2 Pack
I just wanted to write a warning for the soothie pacifier.. My daughter loves this pacifier .. she doesn’t often use a pacfier usually only at night after her bottle to put her to sleep.. Tonite She was on the couch next to me after her night time bottle sucking on the pacifier.. I looked over and saw her mouth open slightly and noticed her pacifier was gone.. she had fit the entire pacifier in her mouth (I’m assuming by bending it) Thank the Lord I saw her when I did.. she had just started panicking.. these are great pacifiers but just beware that they can fit in a babies mouth.. still not sure how she did it but just know that it can happen…
Rating: 1 / 5
My lactation consultant recommends this pacifier because, as she says, “It’s round. Your nipple is round, and I want your nipple to stay that way.”
I’m having a LOT of nipple issues in my breastfeeding, so when my daughter started wanting to suck for soothing, I decided to go with my lactation consultant’s recommendation and use the soothie.
I had some of the same falling-out issues that other parents are reporting, but I got around them with a few days of practicing the following:
1) Tickle her nose to get her to open up wide for a latch
2) Hold the pacifier in place until she really latches on well
3) Once she’s got a good grip, tug gently and steadily on the pacifier to get her to suck harder and fight your pull. It’s pacifier tug-of-war and it trains her to keep it in her mouth through suction alone.
When she falls asleep, it still falls out, but by then she doesn’t care.
I agree with some of the negative reviews:
This pacifier is ugly. It makes her look like a fish! (I think it’s funny, but it definitely isn’t my daughter at her prettiest.)
It really does roll into far-off places when it falls on the floor.
It takes a bit of investment. It’s not the easiest pacifier out there.
On the other hand, if it helps her to keep her tongue down and treat my poor, cracked, sore nipples gently, then I’m all for it. I wouldn’t risk a flatter pacifier with my breastfeeding problems.
Rating: 3 / 5
My daughter would only use this pacifier. This is the only pacifier that has a “natural” shaped nipple. Other pacifier’s nipple are short and wide. Babies who are breastfeed are typically not going to like pacifiers that do not feel like the mother’s breast. The soothie is the only pacifier with a long skinny nipple. Also I purchased a wubbanub and it has helped her put the paci back into her mouth and cuddle with the stuffed animal attached to the soothie!
As for the other reviewer who’s baby stuck the entire pacifier in her mouth. This pacifier is HUGE and the top of the pacifier constantly hits her nose. I don’t know how big of a mouth the previous reviewer’s baby has but there is NO possible way my baby at 5 months could get this pacifier into her mouth. I think their experience was rare and not the norm!
Rating: 5 / 5
My son isn’t really into pacifiers, but my husband bought these hearing all the rave from them from his co-workers. My son can not keep these in his mouth. He chooses to spit them out, and prefers the cheaper Gerber ones or Sassy Mam Mini Trends Silicone Pacifier. He is strictly breastfed for the last 4 months, and still would rather have the Gerber rather than these. I think he does prefer the Soothie bottles when I do pump and will be doing more often since I start working soon. He really does love the Sassy Mam Mini Trends Silicone Pacifier and I would definitely recomend to babies that can not latch on to these.
Rating: 2 / 5
We started out with this pacifier as our doula recommended it and said it was the most compatible with breast feeding. My son took it and it certainly helped in those early days where he wanted to suck 24-7. He never could keep it in his mouth though which I chalked up to being so little and perhaps not convinced that he loved the pacifier. I wasn’t convinced I wanted him to love it so that was OK.
Then at 1 month he would scream whenever we gave it to him so we quit. At 3 months though he started sucking on everything and we broke out the pacifier again. He could hold it in his mouth for a little while but without careful attention it gets pushed out. Now at 3.5 months we need a pacifier so that my husband might have a chance of putting the baby to bed when I’m not here to nurse him down. The soothie falls out so fast that there is no chance it could work to do anything but comfort him when he is really upset.
With some experimentation we have discovered that he needs
a) the shield that is molded to the face. The soothie shield (and the natursutten Natursutten All-Natural Rubber Orthodontic Pacifier, 0-6 months that we tried) bumps up against his nose and gravity makes it more likely to fall out.
b) a more shaped nipple. The orthodontic ones work but so does the MAM Sassy Mam Mini Trends Silicone Pacifier – Size 1 – 0-6 months – boy colors nipple (which is shaped like a bulb but theoretically compresses to an orthodontic shape, though it doesn’t really when I tried it. ) The bulb shape of the MAM seems to be enough to keep it behind his gums which seems to help it stay in too.
We just tried out the MAM and he kept it in his mouth for 30 minutes before pushing it out with his tongue (while playing)! It also has no top/bottom like the soothie so it is easier to get in his mouth in the dark.
Pacifiers are cheap (except for the Natursutten) so it isn’t a big deal to try a few different ones–just because one baby does well with one doesn’t mean another one will or won’t. But for us, the MAM worked much better. I’m wondering if we should have tried it earlier–perhaps it would have been helpful in those fussy early months where he wouldn’t take the soothie.
Rating: 3 / 5