DS 5 months - is a soft toy comforter a good idea?

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As per title really. DS keeps finding new and exciting ways to be a crummy sleeper. He used to kind of rub his hands (like a tiny Montgomery Burns) when going to sleep, but has now discovered what fun it is to remove your dummy, play with it for a bit and then howl with rage because you no longer have a dummy in your mouth. Over. And over. And over again.

I wondered about introducing a soft toy for him to fiddle with instead of the dummy. DD, aged 4, has one of those Jellycat animals with a square of fabric attached and we have one for him, but I haven't offered it yet. I can't remember what age we gave it to DD and am not sure when it is safe. Or will a toy simply increase his arsenal of ways to annoy both of us at every nap and bedtime?

My brain is too tired, please tell me when you introduced a comforter and whether it worked!

Both of mine had soft toys from quite a young age. DD2 in particular liked to rub the ears on hers when drifting off, and still does now aged 4. I think it's a good idea for them to have something to fiddle with, and also something to associate with bedtime that not a boob or bottle

If you are going to give them something, make sure you have 2 or 3 that you swap about so they all get similar wear. DS 7 still has his from when he was probably about 4 months - a tatty thing now! We have 3 of them but he’ll only touch one. One had to have emergency repairs and he won’t touch it, another is brand new and he won’t touch it either.

DS had one of these. He still has it at the end of his bed (he's 13 now).