dummies??

mrsholmes · Jul 10th, 2009, 05:10 AM

Scott is just over 3 weeks old and he bf seems to be going wel apart from he is perm atttached too me! Hecomfort sucks alot and he really only falls alseep on the boob tbh!!! Its getting me down as I don feel i ever have a break from him, im findin it hard to find the time to eat!! he also hates being put down and refuses sleep in m basket! so hes sleeping in the bed with me and oh is spare room!

wil a dummy help? or is it too early?

maccy · Jul 10th, 2009, 08:52 AM

I have given both mine a dummy and bf both successfully. I did it because they were comfort sucking it took a while for them to get use to them but when they did it really helped me, I took it off my first LO at 7 months cause it served it's purpose and did that in couple of days with no probs either. You'll find differing opinions on this but I can tell you that it worked for me hun. x

Mervs Mum · Jul 10th, 2009, 08:55 AM

My LO had one. I think at 3 weeks you should be ok though many will say you need to wait longer. My LO stopped using hers at 6 months

asacia · Jul 10th, 2009, 09:24 AM

A dummy might help, so it might be worth trying. LO had a dummy while he was bottlefed, but since learning how to breastfeed he has rejected it. Some babies prefer Mummy as a dummy! Have you thought about getting a sling so you can get things done while feeding him?

charlieann · Jul 10th, 2009, 10:19 AM

my lillun took a dummy once at that age, i was worried he'd refuse the boob so i took it off him when he was asleep. it served its purpose to settle him without using me as a dummy.
since then he has refused to take one.

MrsBop · Jul 10th, 2009, 10:32 AM

My baby has one, although she much prefers to use me as a dummy, I tend to hold it in for her until she starts sucking away on it and she pushes it out when she falls asleep like she does with boobie. She isn't at all keen on it but it does help when I need a little break.

mama2b · Jul 10th, 2009, 17:20 PM

I found it to be an absolute godsend, think he was about 3 weeks when i gave him one.

He knows he isn't getting any food out of it so its purely for comfort, took a few attempts for him to accept it.

Lara+sam+bump · Jul 10th, 2009, 17:44 PM

Have tried and tried to get Noah to take a dummy as he comfort sucks so much its unbelieveable. He is nursed before he goes to sleep, but he will suck for 5 mins then come off and then I can put him down awake and he will go off to sleep. But wont sleep unless he has his suck lol. He just screams if I try the dummy, he pushs it out of his mouth and screams if you try and hold it in at all. Oh well maybe he will when he's older. But good luck and hope it works and gives you a break. xxx

Clairylou · Jul 11th, 2009, 07:53 AM

sam used to be the same at first he wouldnt have a dummy but then we tried the mams ones and he took to those straight away at about 4 weeks

MrsBop · Jul 11th, 2009, 07:55 AM

My DD will only take the MAM ones too, them or cheapo Asda ones which I don't like to give ger in public because I'm a dummy snob lol!

Jul 10th, 2009, 05:10 AM	#1
mrsholmes Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 2,686	dummies?? Scott is just over 3 weeks old and he bf seems to be going wel apart from he is perm atttached too me! Hecomfort sucks alot and he really only falls alseep on the boob tbh!!! Its getting me down as I don feel i ever have a break from him, im findin it hard to find the time to eat!! he also hates being put down and refuses sleep in m basket! so hes sleeping in the bed with me and oh is spare room! wil a dummy help? or is it too early?

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Jul 10th, 2009, 08:52 AM	#2
maccy Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: South Wales Posts: 3,894	I have given both mine a dummy and bf both successfully. I did it because they were comfort sucking it took a while for them to get use to them but when they did it really helped me, I took it off my first LO at 7 months cause it served it's purpose and did that in couple of days with no probs either. You'll find differing opinions on this but I can tell you that it worked for me hun. x

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Mervs Mum Pregnant (Expecting) BnB Spammer Elite Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: somewhere over the rainbow..... Posts: 21,342	My LO had one. I think at 3 weeks you should be ok though many will say you need to wait longer. My LO stopped using hers at 6 months
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Jul 10th, 2009, 09:24 AM	#4
asacia Mum (Mom) Inactive Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Surrey Posts: 1,708	A dummy might help, so it might be worth trying. LO had a dummy while he was bottlefed, but since learning how to breastfeed he has rejected it. Some babies prefer Mummy as a dummy! Have you thought about getting a sling so you can get things done while feeding him?

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Jul 10th, 2009, 10:19 AM	#5
charlieann Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 616	my lillun took a dummy once at that age, i was worried he'd refuse the boob so i took it off him when he was asleep. it served its purpose to settle him without using me as a dummy. since then he has refused to take one.

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Jul 10th, 2009, 10:32 AM	#6
MrsBop Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Leeds, UK Posts: 3,608	My baby has one, although she much prefers to use me as a dummy, I tend to hold it in for her until she starts sucking away on it and she pushes it out when she falls asleep like she does with boobie. She isn't at all keen on it but it does help when I need a little break.

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Jul 10th, 2009, 17:20 PM	#7
mama2b Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Warwickshire Posts: 2,067	I found it to be an absolute godsend, think he was about 3 weeks when i gave him one. He knows he isn't getting any food out of it so its purely for comfort, took a few attempts for him to accept it.

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Jul 10th, 2009, 17:44 PM	#8
Lara+sam+bump Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Sussex- UK Posts: 883	Have tried and tried to get Noah to take a dummy as he comfort sucks so much its unbelieveable. He is nursed before he goes to sleep, but he will suck for 5 mins then come off and then I can put him down awake and he will go off to sleep. But wont sleep unless he has his suck lol. He just screams if I try the dummy, he pushs it out of his mouth and screams if you try and hold it in at all. Oh well maybe he will when he's older. But good luck and hope it works and gives you a break. xxx

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Jul 11th, 2009, 07:53 AM	#9
Clairylou Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Burnopfield, North East England Posts: 66	sam used to be the same at first he wouldnt have a dummy but then we tried the mams ones and he took to those straight away at about 4 weeks

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Jul 11th, 2009, 07:55 AM	#10
MrsBop Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Leeds, UK Posts: 3,608	My DD will only take the MAM ones too, them or cheapo Asda ones which I don't like to give ger in public because I'm a dummy snob lol!

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