all mine have had a dummy from birth hun,i used to worry about takin them in my hospital bag 4 after birth incase the midwives might say something and be funny but they never said owt,i think its just a case of mums personal choice nowadays,with one of mine i tried to take the dummy off her 2 early and she started suckin her thumb...cute when their little but she's now 15 and it looks horrible lol and for the life of me she wont give it up.its entirely up to u hun.xxx