Dummy wedged in mouth!

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Posting a little for traffic, but totally freaking out!

My 4.5 month DD has just wedged her dummy side ways in her mouth!!

She plays with her dummy as she drifts off, and if it falls out tries to put it back in, with a reasonable success rate. She self settles most nights but I sit out of sight near by until she's drifted off.

I just heard a weird noise from her like I'd never heard before, and just knew something wasn't right. She had somehow got it so it was wedging her mouth completely open! I got it out quickly turning it, but her cry was horrendous! It's taken me half an hour to calm her back down from full on sobbing. I can't see any damage to the gums. But wasn't exactly easy to see.

Annoyingly she needs the dummy to sleep but I'm now terrified of leaving her with it!

What's the difference for bigger ages? I can't see me being able to wean her off it at the moment, but really don't think I'll be able to sleep knowing it could happen again even in the snuz pod. WWYD?

Oh crikey! No experience of that happening im afraid. There are dummies attached to soft toys - that might help.

Is her dummy 0-6? Could you move to the next size up?

It happened to a friend of mine - baby's mouth had a small cut from it! Move up a stage maybe?

Yeah it's 0-6, i think we will have to size up, I'm just really shocked it happened! Feel sick

Are there any brands that are less likely to do this? She is always playing with it. Will the bigger test be an issue?

It probably hurt her jaw a bit. Honestly, I would remove it altogether. She will need to learn to self soothe or you will need to soothe her.

What brand are you using? The mam ones are pretty big

She's just getting back to routine after her jabs and a really fussy sleepless period. I wouldn't even know how to start weaning her off it

Some brands are bigger than others, maybe have a look around

@BrazzleDazzleDay it was the MAM ones we were using 😳

She's gone to sleep now and I've taken it out 🤞 she will sleep through okay

I don't think you need to be freaking out and not sleeping tonight.

The worst unlikely thing that will happen is that she tries to wedge it in again. She won't choke on it or anything, she'll cry to let you know.

If she self settles in the evenings, tip toe in and remove the dummy once she's asleep?
Dummies in the UK go through very rigorous safety testing before being available. Always buy dummies with the safety standard mark on the packaging.
Nowadays, dummy shields have to have ventilation holes or be shaped so that babies can always breathe should it become partly wedged in their mouth. They are not dangerous.

Ah yikes, I wouldn't use one at all then. Though the 6+ mam are really big but I would fret I think. What a worry

@ILostItInTheEarlyNineties i know it might be a little over the top to be so worried, your right they have gone through so many tests nothing serious could happen .

It's just the first time she's hurt herself, it's really shaken me up, I've never seen her so upset before and still sobbing as she drifted off

I'm sure it was a bit alarming but I don't think you need to worry yourself silly over this. The MAM ones are certified as safe. Removing it when she's asleep is a good precaution.

I just don't want you to be over anxious about this. She sounds like a content baby and it's brilliant that she can self settle with her dummy. She's definitely determined if she's trying to put it back herself at 4 months!
I wouldn't try to wean her off her comforter at such a young age.

It might be that she's still a bit unsettled after her jabs too.

So just a quick update, we tried the 6month+ MAM dummies.. and she did it again 🤦🏽‍♀️

Once we place her in the snuz, she wiggles and natters for 20 mins, this is when she plays with the dummy. Once she's started grumbling if her dummy goes in she goes straight to sleep.

I can't bring my self to wean her off it just yet, so I'm thinking I will give her a teething ring until she's grumbling and then switch it out 🤞