A little about Pacifiers

My daughter belongs to a few parent groups. Someone shared the below information on one of the parent grousp. I thought I would share some info and the link to the full article with you.


Pacifiers—used by up to 85 percent of American babies—can be tainted with millions of harmful germs and fungi, from Staphylococcus aureus and Klebsiella pneumoniae to mold, according to a new study presented at the 2012 American Society for Clinical Pathology Annual Meeting.

What’s the Best Way to Sanitize Pacifiers?

If you choose to use pacifiers, there are easy ways to protect your baby’s health. The researchers advise these precautions:

• Any time a pacifier pops out of a baby’s mouth, it should be cleaned, no matter where it lands.
• Wash pacifiers with dish soap and water, then air dry; or soak them in denture-cleaning solution or baking soda solution (one teaspoon of baking soda dissolved in 8 ounces of water).  
• Bring several pacifiers, stored in a clean baggie, on outings, so you have spares if one is dropped or soiled.
• Replace pacifiers every 2 weeks, so they don’t grow a disease-causing biofilm.
• Also replace your baby’s pacifiers after an illness, to avoid reinfection.
  http://health.yahoo.net/experts/dayinhealth/pacifiers-teem-staph-and-other-germs#.UJhicM1m5qA.facebook