Are 2 dummies enough for a newborn?

xprincessx · Mar 20th, 2010, 14:21 PM

will two dummies be plenty for a newborn because i know they don't last forever but they'll last at least a few months won't they? (Don't want to use them for too long)

And also, i will be using bibs for milk feeds...how many of those will i need at the start? (dont want to get loads until i start solids)

sparkle_1979 · Mar 20th, 2010, 14:24 PM

I have about 10 lol but then she is always dropping hers. I'd say for a newborn thats fine, but when baby gets older you will need more.

ellie27 · Mar 20th, 2010, 14:27 PM

I got dummies for Anna when she was a few weeks old - just to settle her when she is getting her nappy changed etc - I only have 2 - sterilise her bottles twice a day and pop the dummies in with the bottles to sterilise then too.

Bibs - I never bought any - but was given plenty as gifts which was lucky!! I have about 20 and that does us ok!

blondeNklutzi · Mar 20th, 2010, 14:28 PM

We have three pacifiers and are constantly losing at least one of them, so I would suggest getting three or four!

princess_bump · Mar 20th, 2010, 14:32 PM

yep i too would suggest getting a few more. i'd also recommend getting a little box to pop them in, they sell them in places like mothercare or boots, with the dummies, as it keeps them nice and fresh, and like someone said, they always lose them

also, i'd say quite a few bibs, as with milk, babies often bring a little up every feed, so i found you could go through 2 bibs per feed, and they normally feed around 6times a day, which is often why you need quite a few changes of clothes, like sleepsuits too!

Nickij · Mar 20th, 2010, 14:42 PM

I would suggest getting 5 -6. Although I wouldn't say you would need to sterlise them all the time when he/she is a few weeks only for a very newborn I would sterlise regulary - if they get dropped etc. Also they seemed to get lost all the time!

lalitas charm · Mar 20th, 2010, 15:15 PM

I'd caution against buying loads of dummies. I spent a fortune trying to find a kind wihch Bethan would take and gave up eventually as she refused them all. She just about tolerated the cheap mothercare cherry ones but that was at a push.

I BF so dont really use bibs, I did use to give BF top ups and found muslin cloths much better than bibs as you could cover most of baby up.

daniandbaby · Mar 20th, 2010, 15:16 PM

Kye has about 10 , Im always finding them under his bed , my bed wedged between the table, We have a dummy hunty once a week lol

Nickij · Mar 20th, 2010, 15:17 PM

Also jack had a habit (we weaned him off the dummy two weeks ago) of getting milk inside the latex part some how. They then had to be binned. I would say we would buy a pack of dummies every two weeks.

The other thing I would say though is if you want your LO to have a dummy - don't by loads of the same brand at first as sometimes they perfer one shap over another. Maybe buy a couple of different brands and then see how it goes. Jack loved the advent but hated the tommie tippee. x

minnie83 · Mar 20th, 2010, 15:19 PM

We only have 2 dummies, but I always make sure one of them is sterilised, so if she drops one she can have another back straight away

We got a pack of 2 tommee tippee ones and they came with a little microwave steriliser box which is really handy as they only take 90 seconds.

As for bibs, we get through loads so I'd advise you stock up!

Mar 20th, 2010, 14:21 PM	#1
xprincessx Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Southampton, UK Posts: 4,624	Are 2 dummies enough for a newborn? will two dummies be plenty for a newborn because i know they don't last forever but they'll last at least a few months won't they? (Don't want to use them for too long) And also, i will be using bibs for milk feeds...how many of those will i need at the start? (dont want to get loads until i start solids)

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Mar 20th, 2010, 14:24 PM	#2
sparkle_1979 Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 4,211	I have about 10 lol but then she is always dropping hers. I'd say for a newborn thats fine, but when baby gets older you will need more.

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Mar 20th, 2010, 14:27 PM	#3
ellie27 Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: uk Posts: 8,703	I got dummies for Anna when she was a few weeks old - just to settle her when she is getting her nappy changed etc - I only have 2 - sterilise her bottles twice a day and pop the dummies in with the bottles to sterilise then too. Bibs - I never bought any - but was given plenty as gifts which was lucky!! I have about 20 and that does us ok!

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Mar 20th, 2010, 14:28 PM	#4
blondeNklutzi Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Norman, Oklahoma Posts: 1,634	We have three pacifiers and are constantly losing at least one of them, so I would suggest getting three or four!

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Mar 20th, 2010, 14:32 PM	#5
princess_bump Mum (Mom) BnB Spammer Elite Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: England Posts: 31,453	yep i too would suggest getting a few more. i'd also recommend getting a little box to pop them in, they sell them in places like mothercare or boots, with the dummies, as it keeps them nice and fresh, and like someone said, they always lose them also, i'd say quite a few bibs, as with milk, babies often bring a little up every feed, so i found you could go through 2 bibs per feed, and they normally feed around 6times a day, which is often why you need quite a few changes of clothes, like sleepsuits too!

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Mar 20th, 2010, 14:42 PM	#6
Nickij Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 1,444	I would suggest getting 5 -6. Although I wouldn't say you would need to sterlise them all the time when he/she is a few weeks only for a very newborn I would sterlise regulary - if they get dropped etc. Also they seemed to get lost all the time!

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Mar 20th, 2010, 15:15 PM	#7
lalitas charm Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Northern Ireland Posts: 3,399	I'd caution against buying loads of dummies. I spent a fortune trying to find a kind wihch Bethan would take and gave up eventually as she refused them all. She just about tolerated the cheap mothercare cherry ones but that was at a push. I BF so dont really use bibs, I did use to give BF top ups and found muslin cloths much better than bibs as you could cover most of baby up.

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Mar 20th, 2010, 15:16 PM	#8
daniandbaby Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: London uk Posts: 952	Kye has about 10 , Im always finding them under his bed , my bed wedged between the table, We have a dummy hunty once a week lol

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Mar 20th, 2010, 15:17 PM	#9
Nickij Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 1,444	Also jack had a habit (we weaned him off the dummy two weeks ago) of getting milk inside the latex part some how. They then had to be binned. I would say we would buy a pack of dummies every two weeks. The other thing I would say though is if you want your LO to have a dummy - don't by loads of the same brand at first as sometimes they perfer one shap over another. Maybe buy a couple of different brands and then see how it goes. Jack loved the advent but hated the tommie tippee. x

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Mar 20th, 2010, 15:19 PM	#10
minnie83 Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Merseyside Posts: 1,019	We only have 2 dummies, but I always make sure one of them is sterilised, so if she drops one she can have another back straight away We got a pack of 2 tommee tippee ones and they came with a little microwave steriliser box which is really handy as they only take 90 seconds. As for bibs, we get through loads so I'd advise you stock up!

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