3 month old sucking on dummy

[firsttimeyoungmum]

So when my DD had really bad colic, the only way to soothe her was with a dummy. Now, 2 months later, we still have to use one to calm her when shes getting to sleep as nothing else works and the dummy works so well. My worry is that she'll become too attached to it and we won't be able to take it off her if we carry on giving it too her. Also I've heard that children who use dummy's can get bad speech impediments when they're older. Basically I'm asking if it worth me trying to find something else that works as well or is it not as big of a deal as I thought

My DD had one till she wasn't 18 months. Her speech and teeth are fine and it wasn't any trouble to take away. Much rather a dummy than a thumb. If it comforts your baby then it's a good thing.

Till she was *

Leave her with her dummy

It's a soother. It's job is to soothe

Only let her have it when she's going to sleep and she will be fine

Mine used one until this summer and she has just gone 4. Her speech is absolutely fine and certainly not impeded. Her teeth were an issue though.

Leave her to it if it gives comfort. She is still tiny and a long way from talking or teeth. If I had my time again though I would start a strict bedtime only rule at about 1 year old. Before that I can see no harm.

If you're only using it for sleep time it should be ok, my dd is 2 now and until recently ONLY had dummy for naps/ bedtime. It worked quite well as a sleep/ wind down association. Now she can ask for it (or find one she's stashed away) and because she's already talking if she has one and tries to talk to me I say I don't understand her with the dummy, take it out if she's talking and she usually spits it out to say whatever it was and then continues jabbering. She only really asks for it in the pram when she doesn't want to walk or when she's laid on the sofa snuggling with a blanket watching telly though. So plenty of time without it and it's a comfort/ tired association.