Philips Avent Ultra Air Pacifier, 0-6 Months, Contemporary Decos, Blue/Green, 2 Pack, SCF344/20

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] We were preparing to take our new baby to daycare and wanted something to take with her to help at nap times which she was familiar with. We had been gifted many different pacifiers, but none of the Avent brand. We did and still do use all of the Avent natural bottles and our little one does a great job with them, so we tried out the pacifiers after multiple fails. She could not keep the other brands in her mouth and was becoming very frustrated. These were a perfect fit and she has one at daycarw and one in her crib.

My little guy just turned 7 months old, and we've been trying to transition him to age-appropriate orthodontic pacifiers for about a month. His first few teeth have recently come through, so we wanted to make this happen as soon as possible. We initially tried another recommended brand, but it was pretty hit or miss. Sometimes he would take it, and other times he seemed to gag or repeatedly spit it out. Then we received the Philips Avent Ultra Air Pacifiers. They came in a convenient clear case that doubles as a sterilizer, and the designs were cute and on trend (my favorite is the "hello" design). Upon receiving them, I washed them and then sterilized using some water and the plastic case. The process was pretty easy and straightforward. I definitely loved the convenience! Then came the moment of truth: I presented my little man with one of the pacifiers and... he took it right away! There was no gagging or immediate spitting out. He's been using them for about a week now and he loves them. He is still a teething baby, so he tends to play with the pacifiers and chew on the plastic parts from time to time, but they soothe him better than the other orthodontic pacifiers we tried. Since he is teething pretty hard these days, the amount of drool flowing from our tiny human is never-ending. The drool that was getting trapped under his other pacifiers was causing a little bit of a rash on his chin, but the vents on these seemed to help a bit. The rash hasn't completely disappeared, but it's definitely better than it was; his skin also seems drier than it does when he's not using a pacifier. I will say that the vent holes could stand to be a little larger (maybe by making the center piece smaller), but that's a pretty minor complaint. Plus, we've finally been able to get rid of the not-so-orthodontic pacifiers he had previously adored, so these are definitely a winning product for us. Thank you to the weeSpring Parent Panel for providing us with these pacifiers!

I was given this Pacifier to try as part of the weeSpring Parent Panel. I wish I could say my little one liked these pacifiers because the design was nice, including the way the pacifier was shaped to fit in his mouth. But that is the very thing I think he didn't like. His first pacifier was shaped without significant curves. When I gave him this one, he gave me a disgusted face and only played with it in his hands before he threw it. I like how the two pacifiers fit in a box for transportation, but I'm not sure I would use the box for sanitation. I can just as easily sanitize them with his bottles.

I was given this Pacifier to try as part of the weeSpring Parent Panel. When I first received it I was very excited for the carrying/sterilizing case. I think it's super awesome having a case I can use to keep a pacifier clean , and it's so handy to sterilize them in the microwave. I do wish the case was a smaller though-- it's made to fit both pacifiers so it takes up valuable diaper bag space. As for the pacifier, I really like the shape of the nipple! I think it's very breast-like, which is something I look for. The reason I rate this pacifier as 2 stars is because the design as a whole doesn't work well. The holes that are designed to allow airflow actually seemed to cause my baby to suck in air because they were so close to the nipple. We used these pacifiers for two days and he had a significant change in the amount of gas those days, I'm assuming from the air he would take in while sucking on these pacifiers. The pacifier was also kind of small, and his bottom lip would pop over the bottom edge, which just makes me nervous. Overall, I think this pacifier is a great thought for babies skin, but it just has too many problems to make it worth it to use.