Night Time Soother

The Night Time is Tommee Tippee's take on the Closer to Nature soother with one added trick: the teat and shield glow softly in the dark after being charged under a lamp, which genuinely helps at 3am when you're patting the cot mattress trying to find a dummy that's fallen out. The symmetrical, orthodontic-shaped teat means it works whichever way up it goes into baby's mouth, so there's no fumbling to get it the 'right' way round in a dark room.

Compared with the MAM Original, the core shape and silicone feel are very similar — both are soft, symmetrical designs that most newborns accept easily — but Tommee Tippee's shield is slightly more curved to sit closer to the cheek, and the glow feature is the genuine point of difference rather than a gimmick once you've used it for a few sleepless weeks. It comes with a reusable steriliser pod rather than MAM's snap-case, which some parents find slightly fiddlier to use on the move.

This is the one to buy specifically for night-time use rather than as your only dummy, since the glow only lasts a few hours before it needs recharging under light again. For daytime use a plain silicone dummy does the job just as well for less money, so most families end up buying this as a second pack alongside a standard one rather than as their sole soother.