Dummies

[Amylize]

I havent bought any but when i bought an Avent bottle starter kit i got 1 free! Also got one free with the Avent sterliser! I am planning on not using them BUT you never know whether your going to need to until your little one is here i guess, so i guess i will have to wait nd see.

 

[Sunshine_1]

I was really anti dummy when I was pg with my DD, but when I had a crying screaming mess in the hospital who wanted to be attached to me constantly (*TMI* and with my stitches, it just wasn't practical), a fairly elderly midwife sauntered up to me and whispered "I'm not supposed to say this, but she's comfort sucking, try a dummy" BEST thing anyone suggested.

I was a thumb sucker until I was about 11, I have 1 thumb longer than the other and had to wear braces for buck teeth due to it, so I am glad I found dummies before she found her thumb. Like a lot of the other ladies, the dummy fairy came and took them all away one night and not a tear was shed as she was helping little babies who needed them. Far from affecting her speech, people used to be a little freaked out by this tiny little girl (she looked younger than she was) talking to them, her speech was actually really advanced, but we kept dummies to when she thought about them, usually at bedtime.

Avent dummies are wonderful things because they have the cover on them, I think other than one or two MAM dummies, that was all she had, when she was a newborn, if she spat it out, we'd cover it until she wanted it again to keep dust off it.

 

[Em91]

I would much rather my lo use a dummy as I can take that away at a certain age before it causes problems. Thumb sucking causes the same teeth and speech problems, but u can't stop a child sticking it their mouth at any age! xx

WSS

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[jennilisanne]

I gave Sophia a dummy for a few months when she first teethed, just to be able to get bonjela into her mouth!! She never really got that attached to them.

She is a thumb sucker, but only when she's really tired, so not too bothered about it.

 

[Karate Kid]

I would much rather my lo use a dummy as I can take that away at a certain age before it causes problems. Thumb sucking causes the same teeth and speech problems, but u can't stop a child sticking it their mouth at any age! xx

This is how I feel too, I would like to avoid having to use them but I have a pack of three TT Close to Nature dummies on stand by just in case. As this is my first child I do not know what to expect so I will just see how things pan out.

Loving the fairy taking the dummies away at a certain age! x

 

[Happyred]

I didnt want my DD to have a dummy however by the time she was 8 weeks the rest of my family were practically begging me to give her one, because she cried so much and just didnt seem able to comfort herself in any other way. So i gave in and i have to say it was a Godsend. I only allowed her to have it when she was going to sleep though and didnt use it as a comforter at any other time. I had no problem at all taking it away from her, she was very excited about the dummy fairies visit!
As others have said i would prefer lo to have a dummy than suck their thumb and i especially cant stand when i see children sucking on the end of a dirty looking blanket or bit of muslin, euch! Personal opinion though, i guess.
Some research suggests that dummies also reduce the risk of cot death, although I dont think this is conclusive.

 

[MelissaLindley]

I have got some dummies based on the fact that me and my bro had dummies, infact my mum said i also carried one in each hand too, and we have never sucked our thumbs.
My OH on the other hand was not given a dummy and neither was his brother........OH still sucking his thumb at 28!

 

[katey123]

Yes , funny you say that melissa my second daughter always went to bed with a dummy in her mouth and one in each hand which she would sqeeze during the night between her finger and thumb and long after she'd fallen asleep and the dummy had fallen from her mouth she'd still be sqeezing away she's 14 years now and the dentist has recently commented how wonderfully straight and healthy her teeth are. xx

 

[babyem]

I dont like dummies. My godson had one and still does. He's 5 and everyone has tried countless times to wean him off them. When he was 2, he fell over with one in his mouth and smashed his front teeth. He had to have surgery to remove all the tooth fragments from his gums as they shattered. It was so awful! The dentist has already said he will probably have to have braces.

It's only the FSID dummies that are meant to reduce the chances of cotdeath, not all of them x

 

[cosmicgirl]

And no dummy doesn't = thumb sucker x

 

[ZMD]

My LO never had a dummy I personally don't like them. At 3 weeks old I tried as she had awfull colic and reflux she didn't take it so I binned them! Now ive had no dummy with 1 baby I definatly won't use them in future. she isn't a thumb sucker either.

My mum's neighbours little boy is 7 & STILL has a dummy! x

 

[Happyred]

I think every baby is different. Even though DD used a dummy I wont be assuming this lo will too.
I would prefer they didnt have one,so will definitely be waiting until they are a few weeks old as I did with DD before I consider it. I think they recommend breast fed babies dont use them until their feeding is well established anyway.

 

[charliebear]

I have a couple of dummies in, ready for baby. I'll be taking it away when baby can understand why - thats if baby wants a dummy!

AJ had a dummy and gave them up at 2.5yrs. We were planning to give them to the Easter bunny/dummy fairy and AJ overheard me and OH talking and decided to find them all and give them to the fairy for the babies - my sister was pregnant at the time so told him the fairy would take them and would be giving them to the babies that needed them. Worked like a charm and he only asked a couple of times for them.

Like others have said if baby wants to comfort suck then I'd rather it was on a dummy as I can take it away.

 

[l_maclean]

My understanding was that any dummy helps lower the risk of SIDS, as the sucking helps to regulate breathing for this reason my LO has one anytime she sleeps (as family history of SIDS), I also agree with the theory that dummy's can be binned/sent to Santa or the fairies, a thumb can't!


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[l_maclean]

I think they recommend breast fed babies dont use them until their feeding is well established anyway.

The UK advice is 4weeks, but the American SIDS foundation recommend use from birth. Xxx



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[FirstBabyEek]

My understanding was that any dummy helps lower the risk of SIDS, as the sucking helps to regulate breathing for this reason my LO has one anytime she sleeps (as family history of SIDS), I also agree with the theory that dummy's can be binned/sent to Santa or the fairies, a thumb can't!


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I had no idea this was the case, will do some reading. Thanks for the info xxxx

 

[Ceebump]

Thanks girlies .. Its good to read everyones views
Might just buy some anyway and do what alot of you have said and see if baby needs/wants/whether it sooths baby ect x

 

[Gayle30]

I bought newborn ones today. She may not take them but wanted to be prepared! Xx

 

[janey78]

Sorry if some one has already said this but my Husband was reading a baby website and it said dummies were good for the first year or so as it keeps the air ways open and moving which helps stop SIDS.

 

[babyem]

Sorry if some one has already said this but my Husband was reading a baby website and it said dummies were good for the first year or so as it keeps the air ways open and moving which helps stop SIDS.

FSID recommend you use dummies when settling your baby to sleep during the day and night, but not until 1 month old and after breast feeding is established. There is a history of cot death in our family, so SIL bought FSID endorsed dummies and baby wouldnt take them anyway.

Personally, I hate dummies! The only reason I will be buying a pack is because they are recommended by FSID and with a history of stillbirth and cotdeath in the family, anything to reduce the risks is a bonus! I will only be buying those endorsed by FSID though, which are easy to find. My godson was a brat with dummies and after having an accident with one went through unneccessary distress.

Each to their own though!! x