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When the paci hits the floor...

ksmit062ksmit062
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I was trying to make a clicky poll, but it wouldn't let me get past the "write a new post" page....hmmm.

Anyways, I was out with a friend at the zoo this week and her son dropped his paci on the ground and she put it in her mouth and then gave it back to him.  I was thinking I just couldn't do this!  I pesonally feel it's one thing for a paci to hit the ground at my house and pop it back in. But the zoo ground?  I wouldn't want that in my own mouth, let alone DS's! 

So what do you do when the paci hits the ground/ floor?  Give it back, clean it, get a new one?

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  • InTheSunInTheSun
    I've been known to carry multiple pacis.  When we're out at a restaurant I put it on the paci leash and clip it to his shirt...I don't know why restaurant floors just seem to be the filthiest places to me.  But if it hits the ground in public, I try to rinse it with water at the very least.
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  • ksmit062ksmit062
    Yes, exactly!  I carry multiples and use a paci leash/clip in public.  And I'm not a complete germophobe or anything, but if it hit in public, I don't think I could give it back without washing it!
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  • lageorgiapaperielageorgiapaperie member

    I definitely would not do this at the zoo, or anywhere but our own house. I have done it if the paci lands with the sucky part up, if it's down I'll get him a new one or wash the one he's got.

    At this point we're really just using pacis in the crib at night, though.

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  • Tussie MussieTussie Mussie member

    Sometimes I suck it "clean" and give it back, sometimes I rinse it off with water. In public the first choice is to dig out the spare, but there have been days that despite a paci clip we went through both spares. Guess it really comes down to how desperate we are, and what we have with us. 

    I probably wouldn't think twice about a friend doing what yours did. 

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  • xraychick07xraychick07 member

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    It depends. Sometimes I give it back sometimes I pull out a spare. We generally have the paci on a leash when we are out and about to avoid this. 

    This. If I'm desperate enough (which I often am if DD is tired and in a bad mood) she gets the paci that fell on the floor. If she isn't going too crazy it gets wiped off with the paci wipes first. This is only the case if I've ran out of multiple pacis or didn't carry my diaper bag in though. 

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  • cookinitupcookinitup member
    worst case I'd wipe it with a baby wipe before I put it in my mouth...at the very least.
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  • uncharch7uncharch7

    i'd wipe it clean if we were at the zoo.

    at home i don't, we have a dog and our floors are inevitably dirty, especially on a rainy day. considering DS likes to suck on the carpet, wood floor and rugs... i have no issues with sticking it back in his mouth. we do this at other people's houses too. out in public as a general rule i wipe it.  

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  • CountingUpCountingUp
    Our health nurses are adamant that nothing is to go from an adult mouth to a baby's mouth as it transfers/introduces mouth germs that lead to dental issues
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  • brandywine2010brandywine2010 member

    When we are at home and she drops it I will wash it with hot water if the part she puts in her mouth lands face down. If not, I'll just give it right back to her. 

    In public, I keep it clipped to her and I always wipe it clean with a paci wipe if she drops it or if it rubs against something like a door, table or shopping cart.  

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  • dondraandluisdondraandluis member
    I usually carry multiples but if they both get dropped one is getting washed. I wash them at home if they fall on the floor so I'm def doing that in public.
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