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What Do You Call Your Child's Pacifier?

LilSugar — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 09:30:00 -0700

Pacifiers come in all shapes and sizes, so it's no wonder that we all have our own names for them too. One child's "binky" is another child's "dummy." Some creative kiddos even come up with their own original names for their coveted soothers - my pal's babe referred to her sucker as "my cc." What do you call your child's pacifier?

Can't seem to rid your wee one of his sucker? Join our Place to Vent group over in our LilSugar Community and share your stress with fellow moms who understand your plight.

Ed Hardy to Launch Baby Product Line This Fall

LilSugar — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 04:00:41 -0700

Was Christian Audigier, founder of Ed Hardy, picking Jon Gosselin's brain about baby products when they were yachting in the South of France? We don't know exactly what the two were discussing earlier this Summer, but perhaps the dad of eight was giving some input on newborn products.

The company just announced the launch of Ed Hardy Baby Products, which will include baby bottles, bibs, and pacifiers featuring the tattoo designs. The BPA-free bottles and suckers will be manufactured in Germany using a silicone treatment to meet current safety standards and are expected to hit store shelves in October.

Are you interested in the latest eclectic offerings?

Tips For Giving Up the Pacifier For Good

LilSugar — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 08:00:49 -0700

Breaking up with binky is hard to do. There are infinite ways to quit the pacifier, and everybody has an opinion. While some doctors urge parents to get rid of the suckers by a certain age for dental and language reasons, others are more lenient. Regardless of how you decide to wean your tot from the paci, there will be good days and bad. Here are some techniques mamas have used.

A visit from the pacifier fairy. Have the pacifier fairy visit your home to collect the suckers for lil boys and girls who need them. Like the tooth fairy, this one leaves a gift as a thank you.
Make it unusable. Cut the silicone nipple vertically in half. Your tot's tongue won't like the feeling as much as the original.
Give it to the baby animals. At Stockholm's Skansen Zoo, wee ones donate their old pacifiers to the new baby animals and the binkies are hung from trees in the children's zoo.
Change the rules. Start curtailing the places the pacifier can be used until it becomes inconvenient for your lil one to use it.
Trade up. Offer for your child to trade in his paci for a coveted new toy or video.
Go cold turkey. Simply take away the pacifier one night and toss it.
Lose it. Next time you are searching frantically for the pacifier, simply give up and say that it is lost and can't be replaced.

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Lil Tip: Quitting the Pacifier

babysugar — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 14:00:23 -0700

Trying to rid your child of his unnecessary sucker can be torturous for both mama and babe. When you decide it's time to bid the pacifier goodbye, stand strong and try this lil trick. Cut the silicone nipple vertically in half. Your tot's tongue won't like the feeling as much as the original, and is likely to give it up sooner than later.
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Was Your Baby a Thumbsucker or a Paci Lover?

babysugar — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 13:00:41 -0700

Straight out of the gate, children are unable to soothe themselves. Hence, pacifiers were invented and aptly named. Some parents choose not to give their babies the artificial nipple and hope they will discover their thumb soon enough. Like many moms, I chose to give my son a pacifier until he could find his appendage on his own. At four months old, we struck gold, and the lil guy has a near-permanent fascination with his thumb in his mouth.

What did your tot prefer?
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Billy-Bob Pacifiers: Ga Ga or Gag?

LilSugar — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 08:00:36 -0800

Are these binkies in good or bad taste? Billy-Bob Pacifiers are the brainchild of a dental student and an entrepreneur who met at a college football game. The dental student was wearing fake buck teeth to win over some college girls and the entrepreneur was impressed. Fast-forward five years and the two expanded their fake teeth line to include these unusual pacifiers.

Would you pop a joke paci in your wee one's mouth?

Paci Partner: Kid Friendly or Are You Kidding?

LilSugar — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 05:00:34 -0800

If you have ever been awakened by a crying baby that can't find her pacifier, you may want to take a look at the Paci Partner ($34). The Paci Partner is a weighted tube that attaches directly to a specially designed binky, making it easy for newborns to find their sucker in the dark of night. Designed by nurses and respiratory therapists, each kit comes with two tubes, two outer sleeves and three pacifiers.

Knowing that parents will do just about anything for their lil one to fall asleep on their own, would you buy a Paci Partner?

Mommy's Lil Helper: Pacifier Holder

LilSugar — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 11:00:45 -0800

Pacifiers seem to vanish when moms and their babies need them the most? The Pacifer Holder from Amy Coe ($7) puts an end to digging through the diaper bag with one hand while bouncing a screaming tot in the other. The cute little pods easily attach to a diaper bag, stroller, belt loop, or anywhere else a new mama might find herself scrambling for a paci. Though my kids didn't have pacifiers, many moms have told me that since this case holds at least two binkies, they found comfort in knowing that they always had a secret weapon tucked away in a safe, clean place - far better than at the bottom of their purse!

Ecotot: Fawn and Finch Handmade Pacifier Clips

LilSugar — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 12:00:39 -0700

If keeping up with pacifier covers isn't your shtick you may want to consider clips, which will keep your lil one's binky attached to her body.

What better way to do it than with an Eco-chic option? Fawn and Finch Handmade Pacifier Clips ($7) securely attach to your child's clothing using a heavy duty metal clip. They are made of fray-resistant linen ribbon from Japan and the plastic teeth prevent any damage to your baby's shirt or onesie.

The themes range from Little Red Riding Hood to sky blue airplanes and robots.

Little Red Riding Hood Pacifier Clip ($7)	Ships and Anchors Pacifier Clip ($7)
Build a Robot Pacifier Clip ($7)	Red Squirrels Pacifier Clip ($7)
Strawberry Doves Pacifier Clip ($7)	Blue and Yellow Birds Pacifier Clip ($7)
Sky Blue Airplanes Pacifier Clip ($7)	Little Red Riding Hood Pacifier Clip ($7)

Mommy's Lil Helper: Pipila Pacifier Sanitizer

babysugar — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 13:00:34 -0700

Think about all of the places a pacifier falls and what we do to clean them before giving them back to our babes. Now entertain all of the germs that those suckers gather and you may be running out the door to buy the Pipila ($30), the portable pacifier sanitizer that uses UV and ozone rays to kill 99.9 percent of germs.

Introduced in Australia and about to hit the U.S., the Pipila accommodates most pacifier shapes and does not distort the nipple in its cleansing process. The unit functions on two AA batteries and is lightweight enough to carry on outings with your lil one. The one downfall seems to be that it takes five minutes to fully sterilize a binky, and as anyone with a screaming infant knows, five minutes is a lifetime! It may be wise to simply take a second sucker with you, so you can pop a it in junior's mouth while the first one is cleansing.