Whilst on a walk we dropped a dummy in the mud at a country park last week and I just put it in the side compartment of our changing bag after wiping it on a muslin. We were at a restaurant today and he was crying and it was the only one I had. I had fed and changed him, he just needed to sleep. I fished this dummy out of the changing bag, saw it had specks of dirt on it, gave it a thorough wipe with a Milton wipe and then gave it to DS who is 4 months. The Milton wipes specifically say on the packet that they can be used to sterilise dummies.
I am really worried that he has ingested any germs and could become sick or worse. I think it was only mud but what if it was animal poo or something? It might sound silly but I am dwelling really heavily on it. I know I wiped it but usually I would give it a wash first or properly sterilise, I just forgot on this occasion but I wish I’d not given him a dummy at all and just fed him again or something. I have postnatal anxiety so worrying is not unusual for me but I cannot rationalise this one the way I usually would. I am convinced he will be poorly as a result of this. I feel terrible!