Ribbon pacifier clip

We had always heard the horror stories about trying to take the pacifier away from kids and how hard it is, we all know. So, we decided not to give our first born a pacifier. No matter how hard it is, it is even harder to take away a child's fingers since they are attached to them wherever they go. Not to say that they will always take it. Child’s loves to play with her pacifier, but is still a finger sucker.

If you do decide to give your child a pacifier, it will inevitably get lost. So it is best to have a pacifier holder to minimize your losses. It seems that there are not many options out there for cute and personalized ones in the stores. However, they are pretty simple to make and possible to customize with the unlimited choices of ribbon out there.

You will need a piece of 1" wide ribbon about 18 inches long, fashion fit clip, and a piece of skinny ribbon 8" long to match your wide ribbon. Cut the clip away from the elastic that it comes attached to.

Singe the ends of the wide ribbon to keep them from raveling. Fold the wide piece of ribbon in half and slide the clip onto one side. Hold the loose ends together with the clip at the opposite end. Sew a seam across the ribbon, next to the clip. This will keep the clip in place. Then sew along both edges of the ribbon leaving the other end open.

Fold your skinny ribbon in half and slide the two ends into the open end of the wide ribbon. The ribbon should extend out about 3 inches with an inch of each side tucked in. Sew across the end, securing the skinny ribbon in place. Sew over this a few times since there will be a lot of tugging on it. These pacifier clips can be used with the ones that have handles but also the ones without. Simply slip the skinny ribbon through one of the holes, and then put the clip end through the ribbon loop and pull.

Always observe when your baby using this pacifier clip. If any of the seams get loose, do not use it.

Soothie pacifier clips

Every baby is unique as are the needs of each newborn. So when you bring home that bundle of joy, you can expect that she may not line up 100% with what the baby books say she needs and wants. The unique nature of your child will become evident even in the first days she is living in your home and it will continue to be a part of your life throughout her infancy. Fortunately there are a lot of alternative ways to doing things to turn to if your baby doesn’t do things the way every other baby does.

When you are getting used to providing for the baby's needs, you no doubt bought a standard "off the shelf" pacifier to use during those times your infant needs to suck on something but that need comes up between feedings. Unfortunately, many children reject standard pacifiers either because they don't like them or they make the child gag. For these children, many parents turn to a soothie pacifier.

The soothie design was primarily created to help premature babies or very young infants learn to use a pacifier. The plastic is soft and pliant and the tip is small to accommodate a smaller jaw. The tip of a soothie pacifier is usually hollow to allow mom of dad to slip their pinky finger into the pacifier to help the baby learn to adapt to using a pacifier when she needs to satisfy that nursing instinct between meals.

Because soothie pacifiers are a customized application of pacifier design to fit the needs of very small or young babies, they look different from the standard issue pacifier that most of the moms may be using at playgroup. It is important not to let your pride enter in when it comes to providing your child with what she needs in a pacifier. If your youngster is having trouble getting used to the pacifier, before you give up and let her suck her thumb, it might be a good step to try out the soothie design to see if your child's difficulty are not with the idea of a pacifier but with the size or some other aspect of using a traditional pacifier.