December 14th, 2009
Haba Motley Pacifier Chain
In my household, I have an avid pacifier user, our son Luke. As a NYC mom who is always on the go, I possess an inexplicable fear that my son will lose his pacifier at the worst possible moments! Of course, it’s always on the subway during rush hour, or on the crowded sidewalks of Times Square. Not only that, imagine how frighteningly dirty my son’s pacifier can get when dropped on the streets of New York! To avoid situations like the ones I’ve experienced, I have tried just about every contraption on the market to attach that binky to my child over the past year. The ones with plastic clasps, he could rip right off and subsequently use as a lasso. I found that the metal clips were the best, but as they were all coupled with a velcro cord, it wore off with use. So when I stumbled upon the Haba Motley Pacifier Chain, I was thrilled. It has lovely wooden beads that are painted with non-toxic paint so I didn’t have to worry about my son having lead poisoning, and it had a large metal clasp that I knew he could not rip off. In addition,it also ties to the pacifier with a fabric loop so it was also very secure. Unfortunately, even with all of those marvelous attributes, it could have been constructed better: it fell apart in a week. With that said, the beautiful beads became a choking hazard. I read in one review that the reason it came apart was due to her child being in the “chewing everything” phase, but since my son is past the “chewing everything” phase, I didn’t think I had to worry. Luke had only mildly used it for about a week and when I put him on his high chair to eat, he ripped apart the beads and then the lovely beads looked like candy! So, needless to say I was very disappointed. Plus, it is quite pricey, costs around $20.00!
