Essential Baby Gear: Sterilizing, Sizing & Safety Instructions

Baby gear maintenance includes properly sterilizing bottles, nipples, and teethers to ensure infant safety. From selecting car seats to knowing when to replace pacifiers, choosing the right equipment is vital.

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When to Replace Your Baby's Pacifiers

Published Jun,13 2017 | By Ivy Morris

It’s hard to have too many of your baby’s favorite type of pacifiers. Babies often drop their pacifiers, and you cannot just pop a dirty pacifier in your baby’s mouth. Plus, those dropped pacifiers have a way of disappearing around the house and being left behind on outings.