We were first-time parents and our son was 3 months old. We were learning about what it takes to look after a mini-human. I was recovering from a C-section. Getting up and down from the couch was torture when ever he would drop his soother. Lanyards did nothing for us. Out of desperation came the inspiration! The idea to attach the soother to the bib hoping he wouldn't drop it out of his mouth. I hand sewed on each soother we had to the bibs.