Savvy Toddler Mom

I am SO out of it today, having started out the day with an unhealthy dose of narcotics for a fiendish migraine I woke up with (ugh).  I shouldn’t be operating heavy machinery (does a computer count?), much less be responsible for a mischievious toddler.  I’m still trying to decide if an SOS call to Grandma is in order.

In the meantime — while Little Einsteins is still on and I am “safe” for a bit — I wanted to share my very first “favorite thing” I discovered as a new parent.  The Soothie Pacifier.  Recommended by my sister-in-law nurse, my son’s pediatrician, and the hospital where I delivered (Salt Lake Regional, for you locals), the Soothie pacifier was a fixture in our family’s life while my son was a baby.

As I understand it, it is great for breastfeeding babies because it causes little nipple confusion.  Not being able to speak to that point (TMI: my breastmilk never came in… isn’t that weird?), I can only vouch that these pacifiers are very similar to Avent bottle nipples and was the ONLY binki my son would take.

We had two to start: one I had purchased and one from the hospital.  Then we had three, since we lost one, purchased another in desperation, then immediately found the other one (sigh).  When we upgraded from the newborn size to the “older” size, we started out with three.

I am laughing right now remembering how crazy I was about not losing them.  Can’t leave the house without a binki!  I usually kept a back-up in a ziploc in my purse.  You never knew when one could get lost or dirty RIGHT when you needed it the most.

Don’t get me wrong… I’m not one of those moms that gives their child a binki just because it’s there.  It was a need-only item.  Naptime, bedtime, and meltdown time.

I know they are available now in more stores than ever, but back when the toot was an infant, I was only able to find them at The Lactation Station on Highland Drive and 3200 South.  The Lactation Station is also my best recommendation for nursing bras and fitting help.