My 7 week old baby is quite unsettled at the moment and has been crying a lot. On another thread a couple of posters suggested that I try a dummy to help soothe him, but I’ve always been dead against them.
However I’m now wondering if I’m almost being cruel to the baby by not allowing him to use one, as apparently babies find them very comforting and I’m denying him that comfort. What do you think?
On this website it says they’re no longer physiologically necessary after 3 months, so if he had one now he would only use it for about 5 weeks.
www.senderspediatrics.com/health-and-parenting/fussy-baby/
Are there any downsides to using a dummy apart from the fact that it could be hard to take it away once he’s used to it?
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Dummies - yes or no?
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newmum234 · 11/06/2020 08:18
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