Pipila Portable UV Pacifier Sterilizer

NO WAY was I EVER going to be a mom who had a kid that used a pacifier. Nope. My first didn’t use one, so why would any babies thereafter?

Well…I stand corrected.

My second baby is a pacifier baby. Those “paci’s” help her stay calm. Here we are, 10 + months later and not a whole heck of a lot has changed in the fussy department.

Initially, I scoffed at the idea of pacifier sanitizers or sterilizers. If the binky falls on the floor, whatever, just wipe it off on my sleeve and stick it back into her mouth. Well, the older she gets, the more she drops it. The more she drops it, the more I think about the nasty stuff it comes into contact with.

So, as I gather all of my travel necessities, I think about those pacifiers and how I am going to make sure they are sanitary enough to put into my precious baby’s mouth. She’ll drop them on the floor of the airport, airplane, on the bus from the airport to the resort, and so on. I’m not too keen on the idea of rinsing off her pacifiers with the tap water in the hotel and I don’t really want to have to find a place to boil my bottled drinking water.

pipilas Pipila Portable UV Pacifier Sterilizer

We heard about Pipila from our PR buddies for DesignRoom Group and Little Honey. Right away, I’m thinking, “Ok. This thing has to come with us on our vacations.” If it does what they say it’s supposed to do, kill up to 99.9% of germs residing on the pacifier, then I can’t complain.

I don’t have an “official” way to test the results from the 6 minute sterilization process, but I have to believe that this portable UV pacifier sterilizer works. Pipila retails just under US $30 and for the money and peace of mind you get, I can tell you it’s worth it. It’s quiet, quick and convenient. I’m throwing mine into the diaper bag and it’s going to travel thousands of miles with us and I imagine it’s going to get quite a bit of use. I can even use it to sterilize the bottle nipples. I love a product that can serve a multipurpose.

Pipila is easy enough to find throughout the US. Designroom Group sells them for $29 (they also have a lot of other fun things to browse through).

You’ll hear more about Pipila in a “travel” conversation I recently had with the owner of Little Honey. Will soon post for your listening pleasure.

Author: Amy Comments: 2 comments Date: 20 May 2010
Categories: Babies, Products Tags: baby, eco-friendly, health and wellness, toddler, travel and lodging, travel necessities, travel safety, traveling with kids

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