I am currently pregnant with dc2. After having dc1 I was given a talk by a trainee midwife on the beneficial use of dummies, and I understand they can be helpful but I decided that I believe that some babies do need them to settle which is why I have never said I wouldn't ever not use one, but I won't force it on my kids. I did try my dc1 at one point when u thought it might help ear popping.
Since then, I have noticed some mums and dads putting dummies in their babies/child's mouth at the first wimper, even keeping it there when the child tries to spit it out.
Then these parents decide that their child must give up their dummy when they think it's no longer appropriate, not when the child does.
But, my AIBU us is it unreasonable to force a child to use something as a soother which you then stop before they're ready?
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Tameonefirst · 16/03/2016 00:15
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