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Dummies and breastfeeding

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HannahNatalia · 18/09/2017 11:17

Hi all, just wondering if I should introduce a dummy at night time or whether it'll just bring different issues. Little one is 7 months old, ebf. Fed/rocked/sang to sleep all perfect, feeds in the night or is rocked back to sleep perfect (often but hey ho), but is going through a phase of as soon as I put him back in cot after night wake ups he either wakes up immediately and starts rubbing eyes and whinging, or waits (obviously not intentionally!) til I've got back in bed and then after a few mins wakes, cries etc etc. (Won't self settle if I leave him, which isn't surprising as he's never really had to do it). If i wait a bit (which is so hard when half asleep and tired) before putting him back in he sometimes goes back to sleep fine but sometimes that doesn't help. He always used to go back down fine so I'm sure it's just a phase, but just seems to take up a lot of my night time faffing about! Would a dummy help him to settle in his cot? Experiences please! I've always tried hard not to give him one and not sure how I'd introduce it. Thanks in advance. Hope that makes sense.

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crazycatlady5 · 18/09/2017 11:24

Absolutely nothing wrong with introducing a dummy! Sadly has never worked for my 7 month old dummy refuser but my mum had success giving me a dummy at 8 months.

Surferbel · 22/09/2017 14:37

Hi, if it helps I had the exact same concern as you but my baby has had a dummy pretty much from birth and was exclusively breast fed for 6 months and we never encountered any problems. I think babies need to be soothed in what ever way possible and a baby with a dummy is fine just not a 5 year old!!

FATEdestiny · 22/09/2017 19:42

I'm not sure if you'll manage to get baby bonding with a dummy at 7 months old, it's a bit late for introduction. It's not just the sucking, it's the "everything is ok now" comforted feeling. So just giving the dummy won't immediately illicit that kind of comforting feeling.

I think your answer will come from you staying by the cot and settling baby into a deep sleep in the cot. By all means introduce a comforter (I'd do a soft toy or blankie at this age) to start the bonding process. I wouldnt be expecting it to be working as a comforter until around the 12m mark.

HannahNatalia · 23/09/2017 13:03

Yes he's not taking to it which isn't surprising!

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