https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 18 Apr 2026 20:41:07 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sophie-the-giraffe#post-2683697 Thu, 19 Jan 2017 22:36:11 +0000 azjax 2683697@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yeah we routinely ditch bath toys and teethers that have airholes like that. Even bleaching them regularly, they eventually get moldy if water has gotten in. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sophie-the-giraffe#post-2682638 Wed, 18 Jan 2017 22:29:57 +0000 NCSUchick27 2682638@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Some YouTube vloggers that I watch cut theirs open, and it didn't have any mold in it. Theirs had been through two kids. They said they always make sure never to submerge it in water. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sophie-the-giraffe#post-2682633 Wed, 18 Jan 2017 22:15:17 +0000 Foodnerd81 2682633@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I bet the worst/ grossest Sophie's are from the cleanest people- like if you cleaned it all the time, that much more water would get in. </p> <p>My older daughter loved it, the younger one so so. I always put my finger over the hole when washing it but I know other people washed it and water must have gotten in. I am not terribly surprised. Not even sure where ours is at this point. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sophie-the-giraffe#post-2682628 Wed, 18 Jan 2017 22:02:14 +0000 maddyz 2682628@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was surprised people would think this didn't happen. It's like rubber duckies, never really seem like a good idea to me. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sophie-the-giraffe#post-2682431 Wed, 18 Jan 2017 15:34:05 +0000 JerricaBenton 2682431@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm surprised people are surprised. Don't all squeaky toys/toys with air holes get gross and have to be replaced? I think people are looking for a reason to hate on a $25 teether lol. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sophie-the-giraffe#post-2682354 Wed, 18 Jan 2017 14:01:18 +0000 autumnleaves 2682354@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We submerged ours in water a few times and we cut it open yesterday...there was some mold in there but not as bad as in the article. Luckily my kids weren't that crazy about Sophie. DS2 is 9 months and prefers chewing on all sorts of other things. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sophie-the-giraffe#post-2682346 Wed, 18 Jan 2017 13:51:28 +0000 dolphin 2682346@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Never opened it but glad my two girls were never into Sophie! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sophie-the-giraffe#post-2682343 Wed, 18 Jan 2017 13:50:31 +0000 2littlepumpkins 2682343@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I haven't opened it, but I"m sure there's probably stuff in it at this point. It's old. (Eta, it's not in use, I'd have to find it at the bottom of one of the toy bins..) I don't understand why this is surprising to people to be honest! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sophie-the-giraffe#post-2682339 Wed, 18 Jan 2017 13:49:06 +0000 Grace 2682339@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@charlotte: that makes me feel better. I've never submerged our's either. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sophie-the-giraffe#post-2682314 Wed, 18 Jan 2017 13:23:07 +0000 charlotte 2682314@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We are done with ours after 2 years and I just cut it open... nothing inside! We definitely never submerged it and my LO wasn't sucking on it every day or anything like that. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sophie-the-giraffe#post-2682293 Wed, 18 Jan 2017 12:52:02 +0000 PinkElephant 2682293@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I've got the Sophie teether I should probably check out....</p> <p>Personally, I always think the Sophie toys get so nasty looking so fast - they seem to attract a coating of dirt and look dingy. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sophie-the-giraffe#post-2682285 Wed, 18 Jan 2017 12:44:41 +0000 honeybear 2682285@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I didn't cut it open, but I remember thinking that the air hole seemed like a bad idea. I ultimately pitched our Sophie after LO managed to suck some of the paint off of it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sophie-the-giraffe#post-2682264 Wed, 18 Jan 2017 12:32:26 +0000 autumnleaves 2682264@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Has anyone cut their Sophie Giraffe open after seeing this article <a href="http://www.goodhousekeeping.com/home/cleaning/news/a42382/sophie-the-giraffe-mold/" rel="nofollow">http://www.goodhousekeeping.com/home/cleaning/news/a42382/sophie-the-giraffe-mold/</a></p> <p>Does this concern you at all if your LO has a Sophie? </p>