I'm going to leave my original review in tact because I still think it's relevant. I think these soothies are too hard for younger babies. I know that was the case with mine. He wasn't able to start using these until he was over 6 months old and starting to get teeth. He had been using the 0-3 months forever and rejected these that were harder when we tried to switch him over at 3 months. He instead enjoyed to play with them and throw them all over the house. But then one day at about 8 months old, he put one in his mouth and was hooked. He has two teeth and two more are coming in so I can see now why the harder material is necessary. It hasn't happened to us but I'm sure some babies may be able to bite through the softer plastic once they have teeth. I like knowing that my little guy won't be able to bite through this. And he LOVES these soothies. He still likes to play with them but he uses them at night and in the morning. We're trying to ween him from them gradually since he's now 1 and he's doing great but for now these are still a must have. I probably bought about 20, terrified of what might happen if we lose them. So far - good decision.
Would definitely recommend these and this brand overall.
This is the original review, but I stand corrected to some degree. I still wouldn't use these on a younger baby, especially one with no signs of teeth but it's a superior pacifier for older, teething babies.
I must be missing something because the mostly positive reviews astound me. My line of thinking leans towards the more negative reviews. I normally love these Soothie Pacifiers. My son just turned 3 months old and we were using the 0-3 size, which was awesome - at least for him. For me, they have kind of been the bane of my existence because little one can send them flying across the room like he's trying out for the World's Guinness Book of Records. They usually land under something impossible to reach - like the fridge or under the changing table.
And little man has ZERO patience and ZERO understanding of cause and effect. I will be a very happy Mommy the day he figures out that he can't magically suck the pacifier back in if he projectile spit it 20 feet away. The minute these things leave his lips - everyone in the room freezes in panic. There is a stiff moment of silence as the shock registers in my son's horrified countenance as his tiny lips desperately search for his precious Soothie - and then when he truly realizes it is gone - BAM! I'm surprised my neighbor's haven't called the cops on me.
We've tried LITERALLY every brand of pacifier on the market and this is the only one he will take, without fail, EVERY TIME. The other brands are cuter and don't swallow his face but he's having none of it.
Having lost some of our Soothies due to baby's talent to send them flying into some black hole in my house - I decided to order some more on Amazon. He's three months and I have the 3 months Soothie in blue. He takes the 3+ months blues just as well as he takes the 0-3 ones so I thought I'd pick up a couple of 3 months plus in the greenish color. I thought it was kinda cool that the color on these is a bit brighter. Now we could add super bright green to the regular green, blue and yellow in our grand Soothie collection.
I immediately opened and sterilized them when the came today as I was cleaning the rest of his bottles and pacifiers. I had my handy-dandy
Clean Ones Pure Comfort Vinyl Gloves
on and maybe that's why I didn't notice this atrocity at first. But when my fiance went to give it to our son at bedtime, he went nuts: like flailing, wailing, screeching at us with a deep look of betrayal kind of nuts. I grabbed the pacifier immediately thinking maybe some psycho stuck a pin in the tip or something.
No pin - but the material is HARD as (insert expletive). I mean seriously, it's ridiculously thick and hard. The blue Soothies are thicker and a bit more durable than the their predecessor BUT not like this. I don't know how an infant can put something so hard in his mouth and like it. Clearly my little baby was a bit traumatized by the Soothie confusion. I'm not exaggerating. It took him a while to calm down and accept his old ones (once he realized they were safe, though, he sucked away into a blissful sleep).
My fiance and I really can't believe what we witnessed. This is definitely not soft silicone by any means. If I didn't have the blue 3 month Soothies to compare these with - I'd have to blame myself and perhaps give these suckers a bit more time before reviewing them so harshly. But they are NOTHING like the blue ones. So I don't understand why these are so super hard when the only difference (as far as I know) between these and the blues are their colors.
I really don't like this and hope I can get refunded. I might as well give my child a silicone covered rock to comfort him. The only possible upside to this thing would have been an end to flying pacifiers. These things drop like dead weight to the floor.
Maybe us nay-sayers got some Soothies from the reject pool? I'd like to find out because I do overall love this brand because their products have been soothing my son since he first entered this world. So please understand this negative review is ONLY for this particular color and style of Soothies. The rest of them have saved my sanity (when I wasn't on my hands and knees trying to shove my head in ridiculously small and crowded places to retrieve them).
| Product Dimensions | 2 x 2 x 4 inches |
|---|---|
| Item model number | SCF192/05 |
| Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | No |
| Material Type | Silicone |
| Material free | Bpa Free,Latex Free |
| Number Of Items | 1 |
| Style | Green - 2Pk |
| Batteries required | No |
| Item Weight | 1.06 ounces |
