The First Years Soothie Newborn Pacifiers, Boy

by The First Years

Product Features

• Soothie pacifiers are sized and shaped for baby's developing mouth
• Made of latex-free, medical grade silicone
• Durable one-piece construction
• Comes in a pack of 2

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 4 x 4 x 5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 0.8 ounces
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B001H39FPK
• UPC: 071463043798
• Item model number: Y4379
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #13,061 in Baby (See Top 100 in Baby)
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (24 customer reviews)

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

Over 2,000 hospitals nationwide give newborns the Soothie pacifier. Soothie pacifiers are sized and shaped for baby's developing mouth. Made of latex-free, hospital grade silicone, the Soothie pacifier has a durable one-piece construction. From 3 months. 2 pack

Product Description

The number-one pacifier used in over 2,000 hospitals nationwide--over half the hospitals in the coutnry! Over 2.5 million pacifiers are distributed to newborns each year--this means that more than half the babies born go home from the hospital with a Sooth

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing!!!, December 10, 2009

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mnp72178 "newmom1978" (Virginia) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: The First Years Soothie Newborn Pacifiers, Boy (Baby Product)

As first time parents, we were given the choice to use a pacifier in the hospital. After much debate b/c of breastfeeeding, we decided to let our son have it b/c our son was just very inconsolable while my milk came in. Nothing worked to soothe him not shooshing, not swaddling, not anything and not even the hospital nurses could soothe him. This was a godsend! It did not contribute to any breastfeeding problems and has been the best thing to calm our son. He is now 3 months old and only wants it when is very stressed so he is not dependent upon it all the time, did not have nipple confusion and had learned to self soothe for the most part now by sucking his fingers. It is really a great product and I recommend it to anyone wanting to use a pacifier for their baby. Our son refuses to use any other brand or type but the Soothie for the sucking action is calming to him like when he is feeding.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Soothie soothing, April 9, 2009

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M. Anderson - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The First Years Soothie Newborn Pacifiers, Boy (Baby Product)

The reason that these pacifiers are advertised as being for children WITHOUT teeth has to do with the fact that they are made of soft plastic that can be chewed through and that babies with teeth (3 months and up) can possibly chew through them and maybe swallow the pieces. The company that manufactires them makes a sturdier rubber version that cannot be bitten through, called the Super Soothie. However, i tried buying them for my daughter and she HATED them and ONLY uses the Soothie (has never taken any other pacifier.) She LOVES them. She is 2 now so she is ready to gradually wean from the pacifier altogether. And yes she has chewed a hole in one or two of them but no harm done! But thats the reason why the company states that about the teeth. they Are NOT considered bad for your child's teeth and will be comparable in that way to any other pacifier out there.

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8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars It's a pacifier. It pacifies., October 26, 2009

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N. Chevalier "psycholinguist" (Orlando, FL United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The First Years Soothie Newborn Pacifiers, Boy (Baby Product)

My newborn had jaundice within 24 hours of birth... so he was under UV lights in the hospital. He had to wear an eyemask (not to mention couldn't be held very often!), and was NOT happy about it. The hospital staff gave us one of these pacifiers to use.

While it seemed to soothe him (at least, he wasn't screaming anymore), I did notice a change in his latch. We had had no problems breastfeeding (he latched on 15 minutes after being born!), but after using this pacifier we had a meeting or two with the lactation consultant.

We switched to using one of the orthodontic pacifiers (the Born Free ones, specifically) and later, the MAM orthodontic type; while these impacted his latch less, there was still a difference. We aren't using pacifiers right now because of this (he's 2 weeks old). When we were using them, he could still breastfeed okay, but it was more uncomfortable and took longer to get him latched... and with a hungry baby, every second seems to count. :)

Moral of the story: wait until "breastfeeding is well-established" before giving this to your baby.