dummy or no dummy?

[emmaftm]

I never even thought of this until recently, are you planning to give your baby a dummy or not? Im planning on breast feeding so dont know if baby would want a dummy or not???

[Proudmama86]

Its really up to you I honestly think it depends on the baby on how they are with it (or sometimes the parent) cause I gave my 1st son one and he never screamed bloody murder for it when he lost it and I had no trouble at all getting him off it cause honestly he got off it on his own he only used em a couple months maybe and just stopped takin em (thank GOD) but my cousins little girl is a whole other story shes completely hooked I never see her without it and she screams as soon as it falls which is why I say I think it depends on the baby cause my mom said me n my sister never took one at all. Im going to offer this lil man one and see how it goes but like I said its completely up to you

[AnnieBrooke]

I forgot, my pediatrician mentioned to me that the only thing more frustrating than a child that won't be soothed is one who uses a pacifier for soothing and then loses it in the blankets in the middle of the night and cries until you find it.  lol  

[deahh]

After my daughter having a dummy up untill she was 1 & experiencing everything that the previous girls have said I thought no way in hell will this lil man be having one but after hearing it can reduce sids and also ive been told it helps them to learn how to breath from the nose & mouth a bit quicker my mind has changed a little, I wont be forcing one into his mouth but if I have troubles settling him like i did with my daughter Id give him one but this time round Ill know to make sure he doesnt depend on it 24/7.. There was nothing worse than a lost dummy & a screaming daughter that would only be settled if that dummy was in her mouth lol

[stacie_rose]

As my nanna always said if they needed them they would be born with them! My 2 never had one and wont be giving this one either, I hear alot of people complaining about there baby's waking constantly thru the night coz they lost there dummy and also having the trouble of getting it off them later on! there not worth the hassle and are other ways of comforting them, my girls had a comfort blanket instead :-) x

[lisas9]

I didn't give my three one and won't be giving this little man one either. I don't think that they are necessary. I didn't have major problems with settling them. It's down to you but I think they are more hassle than they are worth as they get used to it so can be hard work to get them out of the habit later on. I always stroked my babies on the head and nose while whispering and singing to them. It worked like a charm at getting them off to sleep.

[kr12]

Sudden infant death syndrome

[emmaftm]

Whats sids?

[emmaftm]

Whats sids?

[kr12]

There are studies that show they help to reduce sids. And i exclusively breast feed and my son hasn't had any trouble with confusion

[emmaftm]

People say they wreck the teeth but sucking my thumb wrecked my teeth so i supose the only safe option is to hope baby can be pacified without doing either lol

[AnnieBrooke]

Some do, some don't.  My son was on the breast and bottle, and never accepted a pacifier.  His cousin walked around with one until he was 2.