Dummies…

My nephew loved dummy till he was about 1 and my brother girlfriend stopped him. He stopped without any problems at all. My son is six months old and had dummy since he was about two days old . He takes it off when he doesn’t want , he’s not become reliant on it so depends on the child

My 9 month old relies heavily on her dummy to fall asleep and sometimes i feel worried that I’ve let that happen then i remember that its their first time in this world and if something helps them settle then why wouldn’t we give it to them? Will probably attempt to get rid of the dummies when she turns one x

Following the dummy chat! My son will be 5 months on the 8th Dec. He also relies heavily on his dummy to fall asleep but then spits it out when he’s asleep. I’ve recently tried to put him down without a dummy and it was absolutely awful. I now feel so cruel for doing that. Reading the comment about it being their first time in the world has put it into perspective and made me realise that he won’t have a dummy for the rest of his life. Thank you!! X

My LG is 3months as she loves her dummy. She uses it for naps and bedtime. It de-stresses her. We introduced it at 5 weeks & we wish was had done it sooner as we had a very unhappy Little lady. My LG spits it out when asleep, and I do have to put it in the night. But on occasion she’ll suck her hands and go back to sleep. But I see it as some adults have blankets as comfort, set pillows or duvets. So what’s a dummy to little person who has never been in this world. Spent 9months attached to us to suddenly not be, I’ll just look to get rid at age 1/1.5 if she hasn’t weened off naturally x

She’s a baby… there is nothing wrong with her being dependant on something that comforts her!

My LG had a dummy from two days old and by the time she was 4 months old she decided she didn’t want it anymore. Giving your baby a dummy for comfort is not bad at all! When you decide to wean off in the future it will be a hell of a lot easier than the kids that suck their fingers/thumbs!x

Thank you all for your messages… you’ve all really helped… she just has it a lot at the moment which worries me!

Nope, not 16 years ago and not now. They help prevent SIDs and I think that's a good reason as any for me.

I spoke to my HV with my little boy (who is 5 now) as he had the dummy for a year and we couldn’t get it off him. She basically said it’s fine as we only used it during sleeps (which is pretty constantly for a 3 week old baby) Once he was 2 we took them to the shop and swapped them for a new toy - he’s never looked back. It helps them settle and soothe themselves and will make it less stressful for you!