Dummy advice

[Lille2316]

Baby is nearly 3 weeks old and we caved in and used a dummy which he seems to love. Last night he fell asleep with it and he's had a really good sleep which was needed as he'd cluster fed all day waking every 45minutes. We fed him all day and night and by 2.30am I think he was exhausted himself but couldn't settle so we gave him a dummy.
Do I need to use this every time he sleeps now and if so is this because of SIDs? Looking on the lullaby trust they advise using it for all day and night sleeps - I'd prefer to use it only when we're desperate. Any advice welcome xx

I remember with my kids (so 5 years ago) the advice was that if you use a dummy you should not take it away until after 6 months due to a higher risk if SIDS.

We eventually took them off them at 3 years old (at that point they were only ever used for bed at night) with no issues.

Dummies were a God send for us.

You can do whatever works for you and your baby. It's all fine 👍🏼 (personally if your baby likes the dummy and you're sure he's not using it instead of feeding when he's hungry then I'd go for it but up to you!)

In my opinion dummies are useful and have their place in sleeping routines. It is a very odd British attitude against dummies. Using one is seen as a weirdly shameful thing. Never understood it.

I used dummies for both of mine. From birth until around 9 months. Kept it solely for sleep and always offered it in cot. As the lullaby trust states they reduce the risk of SIDS and help the baby calm down. At nine months I just threw them in the bin.

Dummies are bloody brilliant for sleep - cannot understand why they're treated like the equivalent of baby crack.

Can I ask how they reduce the risk of sids as opposed to not using one?
My baby is 7 weeks now and we haven't used one yet but are considering it because he fusses so much when put to bed.
Also can I ask if you used one and breastfed ok still?

I've had a quick Google to try and remember the SIDS/dummy link. Lullaby Trust and NHS say there is some evidence but disagreement etc.

I did breastfeed successfully - think I established breastfeeding at around 2 weeks and dummy at around the same time.

I agree with previous posters - nothing wrong with if you do or don't want to give your baby a dummy but ultimately, if baby is happy and you are happy go with that! People are so judgemental about how babies are fed, comforted etc.

When DD was two weeks old we caved and tried a dummy out of desperation and sleep deprivation - saved our sanity and helped establish a good sleep pattern.

I’ll be using dummies with my second.

Dummies were amazing for my son. They were the key to good sleep. We were able to just put him down in his cot when he was awake but tired, with a dummy in his mouth and he'd take himself off to sleep. He self weaned off them at 8 months old and I was sad about that!

To answer your question, yes, if you use a dummy for sleep then it should be used for all sleep.