Dummy for exclusively breast fed baby

[ChampooPapi]

Really wasn't sure where to post this one.

My daughter is just over 4 months and is exclusively breast fed. To help the occasional comfort feeding during the day do you think a dummy might help instead?

She can use me as a dummy/comfort feed all evening long if she wishes and I will continue to breast feed as normal but it would help in the day to be able to settle her without the breast occasionally.

The same for when she is weening in a few months time and for helping to cut out the night feed?

I'm very torn and maybe being rediculous as this is such a short time in the scheme of life. But wanted some advice really

Of course, give it a go! She may not take it though at 4 months. Mine is just 4 months and sucks her thumb. She didn't like dummy at all. But the thumb is a bloody lifesaver.

Thanks @HalfStar, I will only give it a go if she starts teething like mad and needs to feed off me non stop, or is really distressed though I think.

Mine sucks one finger like Dr evil, she loves doing this so I'm starting to think a dummy might be wrong. Also having to put it back in in the night, she is an excellent sleeper, often only waking once in the night so could mess with this

Mine did from 3 months.

Randomly gave them up
Overnight at 6 months. Showed him one the other day, he didn’t know what it was for! He’s 20 months now

Wow that's really good! I thought mine was doing well with just 2 or 3 wakes but 1 is amazing.

Do you ever put her in a sling during the day if she's clingy? Sometimes that's easier than feeding if she doesn't actually need it but doesn't want to be put down. I'm planning to start putting my dd in facing outwards soon so she can look at the world. Just need to figure out how to tie it that way...

I would leave well enough alone. She's sleeping well and sucks a finger for comfort. My DD was exclusively breastfed and found her thumb similar time and could self soothe. Refused a dummy as none were like a nipple I guess so her thumb was closest thing. Her cousin was bottle fed and loved her dummy as it's the same as a bottle teat I guess.

I think the official advice for bf babies is after it has been properly established or after 1 month so your fine! Give it a go x

@AnneOfCleavage I was starting to think this way after some Mumsnet research on past threads.

I just wanted some time when she wasn't attached to me or using me as her dummy all evening. I'm sure she's just gearing herself up for her long sleep, but I was hoping to start having some more 'me' time.

Mustn't be selfish and end up regretting introducing something that makes things harder down the line, or replaces one problem for another.

@Starlive22 and @AlbusPercival thank you for your responses, if the nights get bad I will consider it and I'm pleased you have positive outcomes from dummy use, food to hear!

*good to hear

Give the dummy a go. If babies are hungry they just spit them out.

Hi I gave my Ds a dummy around the same time for the same reasons, he took it first time and it was a life saver for a while, now at 8 months he's not really bothered about it, he will take it a night from dad to settle him but he's gone back to wanting to be BF all night again!