Wubbanub

I’ve mentioned before that we’re using the Soothie brand of pacifiers with our new little girl, we’ll call her Baby J. They’re great pacifiers but it bothers me that there’s nowhere to really hold onto it. Also, unless she’s got some great suction going on it’s going to fall out as soon as she relaxes her mouth.  Now soon after Baby J  was born, I took her into my husband’s office and one of his co-workers noticed the Soothie. She mentioned that she’d used them with her son and he’d had one that attached to a stuffed animal’s mouth and it was the best thing ever. My initial reaction was, ohhh-kay (as my 7 year old would say) and I later joked to my husband about the baby making out with a stuffed animal. Just remember this was only a few weeks after Baby J (the fourth child) was born (in the middle of summer vacation) and I, along with my sense of humor, had gone slightly round the bend.

A few days later, after a long period of holding the Soothie in Baby J’s mouth, I decided to google “Soothie attached to stuffed animal” and up popped the Wubbanub. I read customer reviews and testimonials all saying that the Wubbanub was a life saver, the key to their sanity, a must have. So as any sleep deprived, desperate mother of a newborn will do  when they hear something is a “life saver” – I immediately ordered one. I looked at the selection on Amazon.com but wasn’t too impressed. There were other online retailers that carried them but I decided to go with the retailer recommended by the Wubbanub website for my state – Mom4Life (www.mom4life.com). They had a great selection and their price was comparable to others I’d seen online. It was easy to order, the service was great, the Wubbanub shipped quickly and was soon on my doorstep.

Baby J’s Wubbanub is the monkey and he’s absolutely adorable. He’s just the right size to balance on her tummy while she’s working on the Soothie. Sometimes we catch her holding onto his tail while she’s sucking away. It’s awfully cute. Best thing about the purchase is that the Soothie doesn’t fall out as often. If you put it in her mouth and balance the Mr. Monkey just so, it’ll stay in until she falls asleep. Second best thing is we now have something to hold onto when we’ve got the pacifier. It’s much harder to drop a pacifier when it has arms and legs and a tail. 

Long story short, I’m now one of those mothers who declares that a Wubbanub is a must have and you better believe I’ll be ordering a back-up (or two) before long.

To read more about the wonderful Wubbanub click here.

To visit the website where I ordered mine, Mom4Life, click here.   On a side note they have an amazing selection of leg warmers for babies on up. I’ve decided that all my girls need some of those this winter.