Best dummy for a newborn?

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What’s the best dummy for a newborn, for shape/health etc?

We used Mam from the hospital. Love them.

Thanks had a look at the site but there seems to be millions! Any particular one?

None. Don't use one and you won't set yourself up for a miserable time later on down the line trying to make them give it up.

Ghastly things and mostly unnecessary.

Thanks for that. Whether or not we want to use them and for how much, is a decision for us. And I would like some there ready just in case we do on that first night!

I’ve seen minbie come up on my feed, any good?

Ignore DeCaray they're an absolute sanity saver for most of us.

Whatever you choose, make sure they're easily available at your nearest supermarket with long opening hours!

I have to disagree massively.. a dummy is a lot easier to remove than a thumb! Seen first hand the issues caused by thumb sucking and I'd rather my child have a dummy.

OP, I recommend NUK dummies, they have a really good shape and my son loves these ones. MAM are good too but a little more pricey in my opinion.

Just for balance, I've done it with and without.

1st born- no dummy. Still a thumb sucker! We’ve tried elbow restrictors, thumb guards and nail varnish.

2nd borm- dummy. We put some holes in it when he was almost 3. 2 unsettled nights and then fine.

Dummy's can be a very necessary thing for many babies who have an insatiable need to suckle for comfort. My first never used one, didn't need too, my second absolutely needed one or would have killed me, and getting her to stop using one when she was two was no big deal at all. I used MAM ones and my daughter does with her baby.

I would much rather they use a dummy than their thumb, thanks all! Any specific models for each brand?

Honestly, I think any would be fine as long as they are newborn ones.

These are the ones we used.

https://www.mambaby.com/gb/p/mam-comfort-silicone-soother-0-3-months-set-of-2/fa1f4zf002-fbz19/?gad_source=1&gbraid=0AAAAAD9YTMtB8b8c1fwzX-9Oco7QFvEBu&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIu8Ctyo2liAMVQpVQBh0FUBA4EAQYAiABEgIQfvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds

No, your baby doesn't need a dummy.

It is however not recommended if you plan to breastfeed especially exclusively breastfeed, as they can get confused with the nipple, you may miss feeding cues, baby may use the pacifier instead of going on the breast... at least until breastfeeding is establish (8 weeks or more)

Mam. They have the sterilisation boxes which double as a container in your bag. You can get them everywhere like boots, supermarket, amazon easy to replace in a pinch. Don’t worry about the loads of choices on the website, all you need to do is make sure you have the right ones for their age. The rest are just designs that the baby won’t care about! Used from birth to age 3 for DS. Loads better than his sister who is still sucker her thumb at age 7.

You may find you don't need to use one.
Neither of my boys accepted one however I literally only tried a few times.
Neither thumb suck

That isn’t what OP asked.

for the judge pants on the thread - we didn’t use a dummy for our eldest and did for our youngest. So no babies don’t need a dummy but they can be helpful. And our youngest gave up the dummy no problems when the time was right.

Anyway, I did read once you should choose a dummy with a shape closest to your own nipple. Don’t know how much truth there is in that! We used NUK dummies and they seemed good. They do latex and silicone - latex is softer and that’s what we used.

How unnecessary.
My daughter had a dummy, it saved me from being the dummy.
She outgrew it, age 4, because I let her outgrow it.
Fast forward to now, she's at Uni, a perfectly healthy and happy young woman.

🙄OP wasn't asking for judgement just recommendations. Your baby, your choice. My kids bloody loved their dummies and my DGS loves his dummy too.

My daughter never used dummies with her three. None of them sucked their thumbs. .

What a ghastly and totally unnecessary comment.

In answer to your question OP - Mam are good so I'd go for that. Also come in little box that you use to sterilise in microwave so very handy too.

Why would you give a newborn a dummy? Surely you’d start off trying to manage without one.

Yep! We didn't use one with DD1, but we did with DD2 and it's been great. We are at the point where we are going to take it away soon, she only has it overnight now, and there may be a couple of unsettled nights but she's slept through pretty much every night since she was 6mo so I think we can allow her that!

It also makes transitioning to sleeping on holiday or at nursery etc really easy as her dummy and her bunny comforter are her constants; she will sleep anywhere if she has the two of them.

We've always used Mam too.

DD2 was like this, and I got a breast abscess when she was 8 weeks old so I really didn't want her comfort sucking for hours as it was very painful. The dummy was a lifesaver. DD1 was never much of a comfort sucker so we never really pushed a dummy with her. They just work really well for some babies m.