Start Night Soother, Pack of 2, 0-2 Months

MAM already has an Original soother in this category; the Start Night is a different, newborn-specific product rather than just another colourway. The teat and shield are made smaller than MAM's standard 0-6 month Original line, which matters for the first few weeks when even a "0-6 months" dummy can look oversized against a newborn's face — this is sized for exactly that window before a baby moves on to a standard-size soother.

Like the Original, it uses MAM's SkinSoft silicone teat and self-sterilising travel case, so the acceptance and hygiene story is broadly the same 94%-acceptance pitch MAM applies across its range. What's different is scale, not material or design philosophy, so if a baby has already rejected other MAM soothers, this smaller size is unlikely to change that on its own.

Because it's sized for 0-2 months specifically, it has the shortest usable window of anything in this category — most babies will size up within a matter of weeks, which makes the £9.50 pack of two a short-term buy rather than something that lasts through infancy the way the Tommee Tippee Night Time or Philips Avent Ultra Air ranges (both spanning several age bands) can.

Best suited to parents who specifically want a newborn-scaled soother for the first few weeks rather than starting straight on a standard 0-6 month size, and who don't mind buying again once their baby moves up a size.