In an attempt to "clean them" after they have fallen to the ground, I have seen many moms put pacifiers into their own mouths before giving it back to their babies.

Others, on the other hand, think that if they retrieve the fallen binky from the ground soon enough (less than a minute!), it wouldn't be too dirty and could go right back into the baby's mouth.

What about YOU? What do you do?

Personally, I have done both solutions listed above. But now that I know "better", I will be taking better care of what my newborn puts into his mouth. So, I searched and searched. Here are some of the items I am now considering to help KEEP THAT BINKY CLEAN:

As seen on CoolMomPicks, the pacifier and wipe cloth by Koeka can help keep that pacifier clean even if it has been accidentally tossed to the ground. The tactile cloth would keep it clean. And if it does make contact on the ground, you can always use the cloth to wipe the pacifier clean.

And then, there's the Munchkin Pacifier Clean and Go. It's simply a container with 2 compartments. One is for keeping fresh clean water to use for rinsing and the other is used for storing an extra pacifier.

Keep-It Clean Pacifier would most likely be my choice. It's the only pacifier that instantly closes when it drops so the nipple stays clean.

What do you think?!