Gaming the Pacifier

Some product manufacturing just doesn't make sense.

Our favorite pacifier is the Avent Soothie. J refused taking pacifiers until he was 3 months and now he has a particular preference.

This is an Amazon Screenshot

The Soothie is purchased based on baby's age: 0-3 months, 3-6 months, etc.

For some reason, you always find yourself low on pacifiers. So I decided to purchase some on Amazon. Since J was going on 4 months, I purchased the 3-6 months pacifier. At the time, I didn't know what the difference would be. Since it's an online purchase, I couldn't really see it so I figured it's somehow ergonomically different for slightly older infants. Maybe it's bigger, I thought.

It turned out, the 3-6 month old pacifier is hard as a rock. J didn't have the strength or patience to even attempt to keep this one in his mouth. I had to go to CVS and buy the softer, 0-3 month, Soothie for twice the price.

They really should make the difference between the pacifiers more clear on the packaging.

Eh, you live, you learn. 

This guy is costing us a fortune. Baby product companies sure do make a killing on emergency purchases. How many parents panic on a daily basis that they urgently need to buy something for baby and disregard the price? For baby, we will do anything. Rain, snowstorm, sick, hurt, ain't nothing gonna stop us.

Makes you want to be a baby again. J is the king of the house and he knows it.