Dear Gen,

My baby is constantly dropping her pacifier. Is there any way I can prevent her from going through 10 pacifiers a day?

Thank you.

-Frustrated in Chicago

How many times does your baby drop his pacifier onto the unclean floor? And the last thing you want to do is put a lint covered pacifier back in your child’s mouth. Luckily, we recently found a great new pacifier that changes that.

It’s called the AlwaysClean Pacifier from BebeSounds. It’s a self-closing pacifier that quickly protects the nipple by shielding it as soon as it falls out of your baby’s mouth. They say it’s comfortable too! There are also ventilation holes on each side of the attached, protective covering to help prevent irritation to your child’s skin.

The covering doesn’t just keep the pacifier clean when your baby drops it, it also protects it when it’s in your diaper bag or purse. Very innovative, if you ask us!

And the price for the pacifier? It ranges from $3-8 Here is a link to one of the cheaper pacifiers we found. It’s also available at Babies R Us and Motherhood Maternity, as well as several child specialty stores. If you get it, let me know how you and your baby like it. I bet your babysitter will like it too!