Being questioned by family for giving LG a dummy
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My daughter is really reliant on her dummy but we were told to introduce one by her nurses in the NICU as a source of comfort as she couldn’t be held or taken out of the incubator. If they were such bad things then a professional wouldn’t have encouraged us to use one! I probably would’ve introduced one anyway as she likes to use me as a dummy 🙃 there’s pros and cons to everything but in the end, it’s your decision as her parent and nobody else’s place to question or comment on!
Sod them. Your baby your decision. Dummy’s aren’t harmful, millions of people have weaned their little ones off dummy’s and you’ll do the exact same when the time is right! We’ve given our baby a dummy and it helps so much to soothe him, we’ll deal with weaning him off whenever the time comes, for now he’s a happy baby and that’s all that matters! X
We use a dummy too and our girl loves them! As long as I know she is fed and changed etc I will give her dummy if she wants it to help settle her - as long as she doesn’t have it all the time and she has time without it for interaction etc I don’t see the harm in her having one and we will just wean her off it when the time comes! Xx
I'm not from here and it's only in the UK I've experienced this drama around dummies. I ignore it all as I find it bizarre 😅 My baby uses his dummy when he needs it and I'm not going to justify using it as I find it perfectly normal for a baby to use a dummy. You'd rather wean your baby from using a dummy than sucking their thumb xxx
Babies are born with a suckle reflex which they need for feeding but also for comfort. A dummy can help comfort them, especially if you’re not breastfeeding/don’t want to be a human dummy! There’s also some evidence that a dummy when sleeping actually reduces the risk of SIDS! I personally see no issue with the dummy when used at the right time, especially for a newborn. Keep them for nap times or when they’re upset but they’ve been fed/winded/changed but just need that extra bit of comfort. As they get older, if they still have the dummy, again keep it for nap time/bed time so it doesn’t affect their speech development or interaction with others. Keep doing what you’re doing mama, trust your instincts and take what others say with a pinch of salt. You’ve got this!