As a mother, there were many things I read up on. One of the things I came across was of course, how pacifiers affect teeth development in babies. Upon further research, I found that MAM Baby pacifiers, especially their Perfect range, was developed by paediatric dentists to support oral development.
So since birth, my son has always used MAM Baby's Perfect Pacifier. Somehow, I also had it in my head that to maintain his oral development, I should continue using the newborn size.
This is where I went wrong.
My assumption that not going up a size would help his oral development was completely wrong, because it brought about a different set of issues. For one, he was developing a rash near his mouth due to saliva always leaking out from the sides of the pacifier.
After speaking to MAM Baby about this, they advised me that I should have gone up the sizes as he met those milestones. So when the opportunity for us to try MAM Baby Supreme Pacifiers cropped up (with the appropriate sizing!), we decided to give it a shot.
And here's what I found:
1. Saliva doesn't leak out anymore
What I found out was that when you give a child a pacifier that is too "small" for their age, and as their mouths grow bigger, they will find it hard to suck at the pacifier teat. This is how saliva pools and eventually leaks out to cause rashes around the mouth.
After switching to the 16+ months Supreme pacifier, this was no longer an issue.
2. It certainly fit better
If you can see from the picture above, Jedi is wearing a MAM Baby Perfect Pacifier for newborns. Obviously, at over 18 months, this is way too small for him.
Subsequently, after he tried the new MAM Baby Supreme Pacifier, I could immediately see the difference where it fit better on him and the saliva would no longer leak out and get stuck on the pacifier rims, causing rashes around the mouth.
3. It is still the same teat as the Perfect range
Despite the pacifier design looking different, the extra-thin teat remains the same as the Perfect range of pacifiers, maintaining its priority on good oral development for your growing baby. It allows for a more natural mouth closure as well as gives teeth more room to grow.
This Supreme design also offers better breathability since the shield design is airy, which really makes a huge difference in our hot and humid climate.
Though the Supreme pacifiers are not new to the rest of the world, it is a new product line by MAM Baby that has recently been brought into Malaysia.
For more information on the MAM Baby Supreme pacifiers or to purchase them, visit the Malaysian MAM Baby website here.