Dummy tips for newborn

[giantdinosaur]

Any tips for getting my new baby to take a dummy. I've been trying from day one (he's now 2 weeks) but he's not keen at all! He just gags and spits it out.

So far I've tried MAM, NUK genius and Cherry teats. The NUK seem to be best but he still spits them out.

Baby is EBF and has no issues with feeding. I just want to establish dummy use early on.

My boy never took to dummies. Well that's a bit of a lie. He took one for a couple of weeks but then was not interested anymore and still isn't really now at 9 months (although he will chew it like a teether for a bit!). I think some babies just don't take to them

Using a dummy can make it harder for your baby to breastfeed comfortably and effectively. The shape and firmer feel of a dummy differs from your pliable breast. Some babies may prefer the stronger sucking trigger of a dummy, leading to confusion about how to nurse at the softer breast. The result may be sore nipples for you and not enough milk for your baby. He may become frustrated and start to fuss, cry or refuse to breastfeed altogether.
Some people also say that sucking on a dummy instead of the breast results in lack of stimulation to the breast to produce prolactin, which then results in a reduced milk supply.
Introduce it once you and your LO are fully settled and established with breastfeeding which is usually by the time your baby is about a month old. Waiting until then means your body has time to establish and maintain your milk supply.
The Philips Avent Soothie is a particularly soft dummy suitable for newborns, as is the Munchkin Latch Newborn model (which is also lighter and has a shape to mimic your nipple).

I'm very confident with the way breastfeeding is going so far & I have lots of experience breastfeeding my other children so I'm not too concerned about the possible impact (also helped by the fact that he just isn't taking the dummy at all!). But I have no prior experience of introducing a dummy.

I expected it to be taken if used from birth but alas.
I'm so keen for this baby to have one!

I will try the brands you suggest @Ricekrispie22 thank you.

Have you tried Tommee Tippee closure to nature dummies? My DS liked these.

Mam could maybe be a little wide if baby is EBF?

NUK has 2 different types of teat also one silicone and another one? Maybe whichever you tried, try the other?

As Rosebud1302 said, some babies just aren't interested, but I think over all it's just trial and error?

Good luck hun and congratulations on the safe arrival of your new baby

Thank you @LauraWW!

Why are you so desperate for your baby to take a dummy?
Especially if your others never had one.

Why are you so eager to use a dummy?

Why so keen? They are often really hard to discontinue.

If ur baby doesn't want it they don't want it💁🏻‍♀️maybe just leave it and don't try enforcing it. If he wanted it he'd have it. Why r u so keen?? Besides it's hard to get them off them when they're older. And it's only recommended for 6 months then to stop apparently

Is he upset or unsettled? I can't see why you'd want him to have on if he doesn't want to suck all the time? They're to soothe an unsettled baby who wants to suck for comfort. I introduced with both of mine after a few weeks ebf but dd2 ditched it for her thumb a few weeks later.

I don’t understand why you want to use one unless your baby is really unhappy. He doesn’t want it so why make him? They kinda turn my stomach tbh.

My first took one just like that. Getting rid of it 3 years later wasn't so easy.

My second never took one, despite trying for a while. She never took a bottle either.........

I was advised to try one because my newborn would comfort suck on me for hours and scream if I took her off. Is that your case? If so I understand completely. My dd refused point blank, just had to go with it. I'm glad now as I don't have to worry about taking it away!

I can understand using dummies if the baby wants them, but why force a bad habit on a baby at such a young age?

Why on Earth are you trying to 'establish' a dummy from birth when your baby doesn't want one? Why not wait until he's a bit older and try again. Some babies just don't like them.

I was keen for my DC NOT to use dummies. I think they are so unpleasant for many reasons. They all survived the baby years without dummies of any sort.

I'm baffled as to why anyone would try to press one onto a child to try to form a habit.

What am I missing?

Which MAM ones do you have? As my baby doesn't like the 0-6 month ones as they're too big but they also do a smaller 0-2 month one (oddly not available on MAM online but I saw them in Mothercare last week) which he will take. We got 3 of the 0-2 month ones at parent to be events so that could be worth a try if he won't take the larger ones. We introduced a dummy around 4 weeks as he wanted to spend 100% of the time attached to me or eating his hands if he wasn't sucking on me. He's now 10 weeks and has recently more often than not stated refusing the dummy when it's been offered and will settle himself unless he's really really tired now. I almost exclusively breast feed and we've had zero issues, we also introduced bottles at week 2 again with no impact or nipple confusion.

Why would you want one? I''ll probably be shot down in flames, but I've always believed they were terrible things. They delay talking, make children look stupid, and they are always falling on the floor and getting dirty and/or lost. The only possible reason to use one is of the baby can't do without it, and this baby doesn't want it!

I have my own reasons for wanting to use one.

I just wondered if there were any tips or tricks that worked for others. But I think I’ll leave it for the time being.

Thank you for those who have given advice.

I wouldn't push it, maybe baby will take comfort in something else. A blanket, toy etc. My niece cuddles and sniffs her bibs lol. Maybe try a few different brands, make sure they are the correct size for small baby. Maybe one with a smaller teat. We use Tommee tippee closer to nature ones.

I wish I had never given my girl a dummy though. The midwives at the hospital were like oh she's always sucking, she'd like a dummy. She hardly ever cried though and I sadly took their advice. Yeah she still loves it 2 yrs on and I don't know how I'm ever going to get it from her 🙈😕

When she went into her own bedroom at 6 months, I spent so many nights up several times putting her dummy back in!

One thing I will say, it absolutely hasn't effected her talking, she is so far advanced for her age.

Suppose it has its pros and cons!

Get a cherry teat dummy easiest for baby's to keep in their mouth 😊

I agree. Don't make your baby have a dummy if they don't want it. U say it's for your own reasons but it isn't you having a dummy in ur mouth. If the baby is happy without it don't force or try find ways to make them take it if they wanted it they'd have it

Try Tommee Tippee closer to nature - night time orthodontic. Only ones he seems to not spit out.

Why would you want to give a baby a dummy? And a baby who refuses to take it? What is the point?

@giantdinosaur we introduced the dummu at 2 weeks, took a while for her to get the hang of it. We did it after a feed when she was sleepy,we use tommee tippe, she has always preffered the cherry shaped one.

And for people saying its hard to get rid of, its only hard if you don't do it gradually, and let them.have it all day every day when they don't need it.

I treat it like a comforter

My dd had dummy all day when she was little, once she turned 1, we only gave it to her for naps and nighttime, now at 16 months she only has it for night time, and we'll start phasing that out.