My son took the pacifier immediately after he was born. Boy, was it a godsend! The sucking motion helped him sleep well through the night at 3 months. However, his need for his “binky” or “paci” became consistent and storing and taking care of it became another matter. This was his way of self-soothing, so in trying to preserve this, I decided to buy the pacifier holder pod to keep his pacis by JJ Cole. (Other brands made these too — Skip Hop and Kiddopotamus) I thought this was a novel idea…a way to alleviate his crying fits and calm him. It was small, but a stylish way to keep track of his elusive pacifier. Plus, with its “attach anywhere” handle, it attached on a belt loop, diaper bag handle, or a stroller. Furthermore, it kept it sanitary and held two pacifiers. However, I realized after using it several times, the holder itself became just as elusive as the pacifier. If I had it attached on my diaper bag, my diaper bag was in the stroller basket underneath and wasn’t easily accessible. This pretty much left me to leave the pacifier wherever and I ended up losing it. Plus, I don’t usually wear things on my belt loop since I carried my kids a lot. Having it on my stroller wasn’t such a great idea, since I pretty much had everything on there from drinks to keys, shopping bags to books. In the end, it was easier for me to just have the pacifier attached to my son’s clothes with a pacifier clip. In that way, he always knew where it was, which lessened the responsibility for me to take care of it. Additionally, if the pacifier fell out of his mouth, it rarely fell unto the ground. As for cleanliness, in my opinion, whether it’s stored in a pouch or on a clip, it got dirty no matter what. For $7.00, I don’t think it’s worth it.