Missouri, USA
In contrast to conventional pacifiers and bottles that activate a pursed lip, tight mouth grasp, the Ninni Pacifier, created by Objex Design and NinniCo., encourages an open-mouthed grasp that activates the muscles and oral movement required for breastfeeding.
Breastfed babies utilize a specific set of oral motor muscles when feeding latched on to the mother.
Its unique design was recently awarded with Good Design 2021 by The Chicago Athenaeum: Museum of Architecture and Design and The European Centre for Architecture Art Design and Urban Studies.
This pacifier allows the baby to pull the silicone nipple portion back to the soft palate of their mouth as their tongue keeps it in place with the same wormlike motion they practice in breastfeeding.
This provides babies the ability to maintain healthy oral motor and tooth development while encouraging proper jaw strength. And perhaps more importantly, it gives breastfeeding moms a well-deserved break.
One key to the function of the Ninni pacifier is its carefully engineered two-material co-molded design.
There is a solid, dense silicone inner ring and an external, more pliable silicone, pacifier piece. The variable thickness of the part geometry and the shape of the nipple portion were both carefully crafted to best mimic mom’s natural shape and bio-dynamic physiology.
The selection of clear material affords the ability for lactation consultants to make real-time observations on oral development, latching issues, and more.
The Ninni Pacifier is made with 100% medical-grade USA-sourced silicone that is BPA, phthalate, and PVC-free.
The design and materials have passed stringent third-party US Consumer Product Testing and are approved safe for babies from 0-36 months old.
Project: NinniCo. Pacifier
Designers: Corey Feit, Corry Blackburn, Dale Picolet from Objex Design
Manufacturer: Covenant Partners, LLC, and d/b/a NinniCo.
