https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 11 May 2026 07:20:23 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/interesting-article-about-pacifiers#post-380886 Tue, 06 Nov 2012 09:50:01 +0000 babynumber1 380886@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Meh.. I was them every night and replace them every 2-3 months. What doesn't kill her only makes her stronger. I'm sure there are way worse things that she touches at daycare or out in public. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/interesting-article-about-pacifiers#post-380606 Tue, 06 Nov 2012 00:38:40 +0000 banana 380606@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@HeatherlovesKenny: I know! so gross! i need to get new retainers actually. one of my bottom teeth is starting to move. :( </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/interesting-article-about-pacifiers#post-380605 Tue, 06 Nov 2012 00:37:20 +0000 banana 380605@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@LivsMama: good to know! I was telling my DH we should sterilize our retainers. I have listerine so I'm gonna soak them tonight! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/interesting-article-about-pacifiers#post-380579 Tue, 06 Nov 2012 00:00:50 +0000 pinkcupcake 380579@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I sterilize them every night and wipe them with a paci wipe if we are out. They end up getting lost pretty frequently so they get replaced every few weeks. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/interesting-article-about-pacifiers#post-380577 Mon, 05 Nov 2012 23:56:25 +0000 skibobrown 380577@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Meh. I'm not really a germophobe. Our daughter puts all kinds of things in her mouth, and I wash the paci all the time, so I figure that's the least of our problems. Actually, DD seems to have the best immune system in our family right now, so she's doing something right! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/interesting-article-about-pacifiers#post-380562 Mon, 05 Nov 2012 23:26:28 +0000 Ree723 380562@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>The way I see it, there are germs and bacteria on absolutely everything and there's only so much you can do to protect your LO from bacteria. I run LO's pacis under hot water every night (our water is SUPER hot - 75 C, we've asked for it to be turned down but the housing association said no) and let them soak in hot soapy water every few days. We also have pacifier wipes for if/when they fall on the ground when we're out in public. I do replace them every three months or so. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/interesting-article-about-pacifiers#post-380560 Mon, 05 Nov 2012 23:25:33 +0000 Andrea 380560@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Well, I bought a ton of pacis so that we always had a clean one available. No one paci ever got used daily so that cut down on wear and tear. Plus we sterilized the used ones evey night. It seems crazy to only use a paci for 2 weeks anyway. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/interesting-article-about-pacifiers#post-380546 Mon, 05 Nov 2012 23:15:30 +0000 LivsMama 380546@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@banana: NO don't do that!! Retainers can't be sterilized with steam or boiling water. They'll melt! When I had mine, my ortho told me to soak them in listerine once a week </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/interesting-article-about-pacifiers#post-380284 Mon, 05 Nov 2012 20:42:32 +0000 Bao 380284@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I run LO's pacis under hot water now and again, but nothing too extreme. If they fall on the floor at home I don't always wash them...oops. I will probably throw them out after a few months though and get her new ones. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/interesting-article-about-pacifiers#post-380236 Mon, 05 Nov 2012 20:25:43 +0000 HLK208 380236@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@banana: lol gross. I've had my retainers for a decade...I soaked them in Listerine a few times. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/interesting-article-about-pacifiers#post-380065 Mon, 05 Nov 2012 19:15:43 +0000 Sammyfab 380065@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Meh. I probably don't sterilize pacifiers as often as I should but my LO puts everything in his mouth these days and I'm sure a lot of it is way dirtier than his paci! I can only protect him from so much! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/interesting-article-about-pacifiers#post-380052 Mon, 05 Nov 2012 19:11:03 +0000 banana 380052@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Wait a minute...it says the same thing about retainers! I wonder if I should be sterilizing my retainer too! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/interesting-article-about-pacifiers#post-380045 Mon, 05 Nov 2012 19:08:54 +0000 banana 380045@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I use our sterilizing machine like there's no tomorrow. So I sterilize her pacifiers every night! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/interesting-article-about-pacifiers#post-380043 Mon, 05 Nov 2012 19:08:23 +0000 chopsuey 380043@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Gross. I never gave LO a paci and won't be giving baby 2 one either. If I were to give my LO a paci I'd sterilize it by boiling every night. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/interesting-article-about-pacifiers#post-380023 Mon, 05 Nov 2012 18:57:38 +0000 T-Mom 380023@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>This is interesting... I run the binkys through the dishwasher every night but it sounds like the study is saying that over time the plastic gets more porous and bacteria and fungus can enter into tiny openings. So I'm not sure if the conclusion is that even boiling or sanitizing is not sufficient? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/interesting-article-about-pacifiers#post-380014 Mon, 05 Nov 2012 18:49:17 +0000 MsMini 380014@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think periodically sanitizing the soother would be just fine. We actually gather, and hand wash all soothers every day, and throw them all in the microwave sterilizer every week. It only takes a few minutes, then I re-distribute them once they are all clean and dry. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/interesting-article-about-pacifiers#post-379942 Mon, 05 Nov 2012 17:59:20 +0000 shopaholic 379942@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Interesting! I don't know if I missed the part about what happens when you wash the pacifiers? I would assume a good, hot wash in the dishwasher would eliminate the bacteria?<br /> I want to avoid using a paci as much as I can, but I will register for 2 just in case I need them. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/interesting-article-about-pacifiers#post-379934 Mon, 05 Nov 2012 17:50:26 +0000 stargal 379934@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>haha nope he still has the one from the hospital,,um its his favorite, no way am i giving that up. lol. i boil it every once a while and wash it off alot- but i totally do the 5 second rule too. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/interesting-article-about-pacifiers#post-379911 Mon, 05 Nov 2012 17:35:11 +0000 HLK208 379911@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I do, only because we lose one every week! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/interesting-article-about-pacifiers#post-379907 Mon, 05 Nov 2012 17:32:46 +0000 MamaBehr 379907@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't know how much of this article I'm actually going to listen to, but it does make me think. Would you replace your LO's pacifier every two weeks?! DD has had the same pacifier for the last 9 months or so! </p> <p><a href="http://health.usnews.com/health-news/news/articles/2012/11/02/dirty-pacifiers-may-make-infants-sick-study" rel="nofollow">http://health.usnews.com/health-news/news/articles/2012/11/02/dirty-pacifiers-may-make-infants-sick-study</a> </p>