https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Wed, 29 Apr 2026 09:03:57 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/study-on-pacifier-cleaning-has-surprising-result#post-764232 Mon, 06 May 2013 17:39:39 +0000 Running Elley 764232@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mewtill: Same here!</p> <p>We do it sometimes depending on where its landed. DH does it more than I do. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/study-on-pacifier-cleaning-has-surprising-result#post-764211 Mon, 06 May 2013 17:24:58 +0000 birdofafeather 764211@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>depends on where it falls. dust, yes; dirty floor, no. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/study-on-pacifier-cleaning-has-surprising-result#post-764177 Mon, 06 May 2013 17:06:05 +0000 tysonja 764177@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>hehe i've done it before and it doesn't gross me out (although i try to do it a bit secretly incase others are grossed out hehe), but i try not to mainly because of the cavities thing. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/study-on-pacifier-cleaning-has-surprising-result#post-764173 Mon, 06 May 2013 17:03:23 +0000 MsMini 764173@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I wipe the pacifiers clean with a food-safe cleaning wipe. However, S LOVES to share things, and is forever offering me and DH his pacifier to suck on, so they do land in a mouth other than his every once in a while. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/study-on-pacifier-cleaning-has-surprising-result#post-764161 Mon, 06 May 2013 16:59:18 +0000 JoyfulKiwi 764161@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I heard that this morning too! We do it often, depending on how dirty/where the pacifier lands. The floor of our own home = yes. A parking lot = no. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/study-on-pacifier-cleaning-has-surprising-result#post-763669 Mon, 06 May 2013 13:42:52 +0000 tororojo 763669@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Interesting! I have cleaned w/my mouth a few times when it fell on the ground away from home, but the thought repulses me, ugh. Now I just pack a spare paci. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/study-on-pacifier-cleaning-has-surprising-result#post-762743 Mon, 06 May 2013 08:26:15 +0000 Mrs Green Grass 762743@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Wow! I never even considered this! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/study-on-pacifier-cleaning-has-surprising-result#post-762692 Mon, 06 May 2013 07:58:32 +0000 ladyfingers 762692@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Jacks: Interesting! That is definitely a trade off. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/study-on-pacifier-cleaning-has-surprising-result#post-762691 Mon, 06 May 2013 07:58:29 +0000 mrs. bird 762691@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was listening to this too! :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/study-on-pacifier-cleaning-has-surprising-result#post-762687 Mon, 06 May 2013 07:55:03 +0000 Mrs. Jacks 762687@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>The balance though is that it speeds colonization of the teeth with pathogenic bacteria that cause cavities. I would never put a pacifier in my mouth to clean it! If you are familiar with the hygiene hypothesis, then this may explain why kids with dirty pacifiers have less allergies. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/study-on-pacifier-cleaning-has-surprising-result#post-762676 Mon, 06 May 2013 07:49:27 +0000 ladyfingers 762676@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MamaMoose: Yeah turns out you might be doing the best thing for him! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/study-on-pacifier-cleaning-has-surprising-result#post-762651 Mon, 06 May 2013 07:36:31 +0000 MamaMoose 762651@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Haha I totally do that. Now I won't feel as guilty : ) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/study-on-pacifier-cleaning-has-surprising-result#post-762641 Mon, 06 May 2013 07:29:40 +0000 Koolbreeze 762641@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Already do that! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/study-on-pacifier-cleaning-has-surprising-result#post-762637 Mon, 06 May 2013 07:27:41 +0000 ladyfingers 762637@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I heard this on NPR this morning and thought it was fascinating! Would this be enough to get you to suck on your kid's paci to clean it off? Or do you already do that? I'm not above doing this once he starts chucking them on the ground...</p> <p><a href="http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2013/05/06/180817114/parents-saliva-on-pacifiers-could-ward-off-babys-allergies" rel="nofollow">http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2013/05/06/180817114/parents-saliva-on-pacifiers-could-ward-off-babys-allergies</a> </p>