Dummies and Breastfeeding.

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I'm hoping this makes sense as I've no idea what I'm doing.

So DD2 is 9 weeks old tomorrow. EBF, feeds well gone from 25th centile to just under 75th so happy with weight gain but come evening time it's a nightmare, she has a good feed and then gets so stressed out, headbutting my boob and screaming. She gets winded, nappy changed so there's nothing wrong I just think it's overtiredness and she's getting frustrated Coz she wants to suck but not have the milk.

Anyway I've just tried her with a dummy, she went out like a light.

Now my question is how do you give a dummy when breastfeeding? Obviously not all the time just in instances like the one above, if she's still hungry will she just spit it? I don't want it to replace boob if she's hungry.

Sorry for the ramble and long post, DD1 was FF so I never had this issue about worrying how much milk she got.

Sounds to me like you have this sussed. You can read her and know what she needs. You are really attuned to her. I personally think a dummy doesn't replace a feed - she'll let you know if she's hungry

@mrspatrickdemsey thank you.

Just wanted a bit of extra reassurance 😊

Have used dummy and EBF on DS1 and DD2 (6 weeks) has not gotten dummy yet but same as you (she wants to suck but not to eat). She sleeps OK so I have not given her a dummy but for the 3/4m regression I will give her a dummy for sure.
FWIW my son has gotten dummy at 3m as well and he is quite blase about it, will sleep with or without and only uses it for bedtime (and not always). So I hope DD will be the same.

I introduced a dummy when DD was about 2 weeks old although she didn't use it much til she was about 4-6 weeks or so. It didn't interfere with breastfeeding at all, I would feed first on both signs if she was unsettled and would take it and would only use a dummy after that if still unsettled but had had a big feed/didn't want to feed anymore.

Thank you everyone, she had it for about ten minutes last night, spat it out but stayed asleep, had a good feed and then slept for a good few hours, not had to use it so far today, but at least I know its there for them overtired meltdowns