Dummies?

[clare8allthepies]

Hi when I had my eldest daughter 3 years ago because I wanted to avoid any nipple confusion I didn't attempt to give her a dummy until about 7 weeks old. She then point blank refused them, even though I tried a few different kinds.

Now with my new baby I would like her to take a dummy after reading the advice about SIDS, any experiences of starting to use a dummy straightaway without jeopardising breastfeeding at all?

Thanks

Cannot understand why you need a dummy if you are breast feeding! Baby will be satisfied and happy with one choice.

Evidence-based review here:

www.nct.org.uk/sites/default/files/related_documents/dodds-do-dummies-help-prevent-sids-20-1-.pdf

I've found a dummyreally useful. I had really bad problems with ds where he'd be in pain after feeding (reflux and fast flow) and then would suck for comfort which made the problem worse so he'd be in more pain do suck more etc!

I videoed him and showed Breastfeeding consultant and she proposed a dummy as latch was good but the comfort sucking was causing problems. In the video she said she could actually see him recoiling when the milk went into his mouth. He wanted to suck but didn't want milk.

I think introducing a bottle too early is worse and more likely to cause nipple confusion as milk comes from the bottle.

Just to add still exclusively bf at 4 months. I always offer the breast before the dummy and he just has the dummy for sleeping and immediately after feeding if he seems to be in pain. I don't use it to delay feeds.

From day 1 DD had dummies, bottle feeds and breastfeeds (bf to 15 months) and never had any confusion whatsoever. Maybe we were just lucky. I don't know how common nipple confusion is but it certainly wasn't an issue for us! We found the dummy so helpful for settling her we wouldn't have been without it. We have mostly restricted it to bed/nap time though, she has never had it throughout the day. Planning on weaning her totally from it at around 2 hopefully.

I used a dummy with dd as she would have been attached to me 24/7 had I not. We introduced at about 2/3 weeks and persevered. She is still bf now at 18mo. Never any problems.

Little, even bf babies can have a dummy and maybe it will give mum a bit of a break? Ebf can be hard enough so why shouldn't op use a dummy to help?

I wish DD would take a dummy! Any tips?

Like Cogitosum DS had reflux and a dummy was the only way we got through his first year.

Dd1 was a thumb sucker who then nabbed a dummy and swapped. We took the dummy away at 3, she went back to her thumb. At 6.8 we are still trying to stop her sucking.

DD2 would gag on a dummy, at 3 she will now pretend to have a dummy (I nearly shot DD1 who found an old one of hers and gave it to her sister at MIL's house last summer). She will sometimes suck a thumb or finger, but very rarely.