What's your opinion on dummies?

[Spaghettinetti]

Hi there, I'm expecting numero uno in about 5 weeks and really can't work out how I feel about dummies... I'd love to hear how babies get on without dummies, so if you're happy to share your stories, I'd love to read/hear them!

Thanks :-)

My 21m old was ebf till 13m i went with advice of no dummy until bf established but by then she wouldnt take it. (Nor a bottle either)
She never thumb sucked. Fingers in mouth when teething but that is not the same.
She was a very unsettled baby (has a lip tie) and fed very frequently.
With another child i would try the dummy from the start.
She has a gap in top 2 teeth anyway, probably from the lip tie (irony)
But so do both nannys and 1 aunt.
But her speech is very very good, clear and from a young age 5m.
Though i think that could be because she rarely slept in the day and never lying down.
I would think some children speak less due to dummy

I hate them with a passion.

Unfortunately dd is the suckiest child on the planet so I had to have a break.

She LOVES them. We keep it to tired/sleepy times though.

I didn't use dummies. I have no strong feelings about them though. Motherhhood can be tough and if they help then fine.

bf both mine. one had a dummy.one didnt lke it and was happy with her thumb.
my only restriction was not to make a big deal about it, but also they only had one when they were sleeping. so that gradually lessoned rhe interest. having said thT we finally traded the dummy for a new doll. cant trade fingers so thumb sucking went on longer qith dd2 but i didnt mind much h
just reminded her to take her rhumb from her face when she had mucky hands. the older thwy get the more they do so that was a constant request! but i didnt shame her it was always practical justification.