How do you store your pacifiers when not in use

[mwell2]

I wash an allow my dummies to dry after use and put them in my bedside table draw but they seem to get dirty. Is there a way to store them so they won't get dirty between uses?

[Little BabyDoll Christine]

On my nightstand

[bwakee]

I'm sure they have little containers you can put them in if you really want to. Even something like one of those cheap pencil boxes you can find at any store could work. That being said, I just put mine on my nightstand. I don't really worry about it getting dirty because I usually wash it with soap and water before I use it every night. Which is what you technically should do.

[Spiderman]

Well first I wash my paci and then I put the paci in a ziplock bag and put it in a large green plastic chest along with all the rest of my baby stuff that I can use when I earn the right to use them by doing stuff around the house and running.

[SunOfSheep]

i keep mine in a tubbaware contaner and use one of those uv cleaners about 2 times a week

[LittleMattyMoo]

I just put mine in my bedside drawer or sometimes keep them under my pillow. They never get chance to get dirty as I only spend about half of the day without one

[Ally]

The pacifier I'm actively using gets left on my nighstand, and the others in rotation are washed, disassembled (when possible), and stored in a silk drawstring bag in my panty drawer. I give my paci a cursory rinse beneath the sink each evening, but never really go out of my way to clean it until I am ready to put it away. Provided you have a working adult immune system, a bit of dirt will not hurt you.

[Loveable_guy]

When not in use its in my bath

[Nia]

Under my pillow is the usual place.

[turtlepins]

Mine is either on top of my pillow, or on the night stand if it's not in my mouth!

[Midwest Babygirl]

I have a small zippered bag that looks like a shark, and I keep my pacis, sippy cup, and bottle in there under my nightstand when I'm not using them.

[Angela Bauer]

Since I discovered the joys of playing as a big baby in 1990, I have purchased a whole lot of pacifiers. The first was a MAM Toddler 6+ Month with a clear silicone orthodontic nipple, as recommended by my youngest sister Missy. That pacifier was sold as a set of two contained in a clear plastic case.

Growing up our Mom downplayed pacifiers. When Missy mentioned how much a MAM pacifier enhanced her AB play I admitted not remembering how to use one. Missy laughed. She handed me a MAM which she assured me was new. She had washed and then sterilized a pair of them. She put one in her mouth and began suckling it. I copied her and really enjoyed the experience.

Missy's daughter was then nine months old, so Missy had a baby bottle, nipple and pacifier sterilizer for her dishwasher. I did not have a dishwasher in my tiny studio apartment. She told me all I needed do was wash new pacifiers and then boil them for a few minutes.

At first I used a Tupperware container for sterilized pacifiers and an open dish for ones waiting to be sterilized. Eventually I had surplus MAM cases. From then on that is where I store ready-to-suckle pacifiers at home. The one I carry in my purse is in a baggie.

MAM pacifiers have accessory leashes. I clip the leash to my sleep shirt or Onesies collar before going to bed.

[DprDJeff]

Because I use a lot of pacifiers when shooting, I keep them separated in plastic containers specifically made for pacifiers. I put each girl's name on the box, so they don't accidentally share. When a girl comes back, I dig out the same box.

Obviously, in a person's day to day routine, keeping them in boxes would probably be more trouble than it's worth. However, if you're spending big bucks on the Nuk5s and such, it might be worthwhile.