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Latest post on 02 July 2011 - 00:51

I worried a lot about this with my first baby but he was a real "comfort-sucker" so I gave him the dummy from the time he was 8 weeks old. Then he spat it out and refused at 4 months. I became the pacifier/dummy afterwards! With second baby, once I recognized that he too was a "comfort sucker", I gave him the pacifier at 8 days old. He's 12 months now, and I'm quite relaxed about it. He knows when it's time for BF and when it's time for the pacifier. The only "milk" he receives is thru BF.

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Latest post on 24 June 2011 - 23:45

i bf exclusively, and have been for 7 months now, my dd will only use a pacifier as a teether lol, she never liked them, but you know what, she never needed one either. : ) i like to think of her cries as a way of communication, and when she gets her food or attention, she only laughs and smiles, ohh and now uses baby talk. haha i love it.

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Latest post on 24 June 2011 - 22:46

That's good to hear, hope it remains that way for you :)

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Latest post on 20 June 2011 - 13:26

swaddle! :)

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Latest post on 19 June 2011 - 21:52

I gave my little one a dummy at 5 day old, I Had sucess with bf until i did this!!!! I used the Tommee Tippee dummys. It may not be a problem for all baby's but it didn't help in my situation. HV say wait a month to make sure they are okay with latching. All the best with it.

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Latest post on 16 June 2011 - 19:54

I would wait if she is still not 100 per cent with latching and as others have said they feed so frequently to start with and it is for a purpose so you get your supply going and they put on weight. It's not much fun but probably is what she is wanting and needing. It feels like forever at the time but it passes and then you'll have more even feed times. That said - with both mine once BF was established I did use soothers because they were colicky and it helped to space feedings a little and avoid the demon wind from about 6 weeks. DD2 refused all dummies until I gave her one called a Soothie (that's the brand name) and I've learned that these are especially good for BF-ing. Was actually given them by a friend and she loved them - they were very similar to the pacifiers she had in hospital in NICU. I would look at the weight gain too before considering - is she gaining well or does she need those feeds and is looking for nutrition rather than 'comfort'. Hope she settles soon.

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Latest post on 16 June 2011 - 19:09

My LC said to introduce the bottle between 6-10 weeks, once they are latching and feeding effectively. Any earlier could mess with their feeding patterns and later and they may not take it at all. I gave a dummy from early on, but never instead of a feed, it was part of his bedtime/naptime routine and from very early on he would close his eyes and fall asleep as soon as it was in his mouth. I always fed on awakening anyway (the BW EASY routine) so feeding wasn't part of the bedtime routine until I switched to demand feeding when, as LD said he became harder to feed at 3-4 months). I think its ok with a really sucky baby, as they will take enough anyway and then continue to comfort suck, (mine would drink until he vomited in the first few months) but a less demanding baby will use all their energy on the dummy and miss out on milk. I did use it at night from about 8 weeks to cut out some (not all) of his night feeds, but it was pretty obvious if he was really hungry because he would spit it back out immediately.

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Latest post on 16 June 2011 - 18:43

hi moonbeam - I too have a very sucky baby and resisted the dummy for a while but found I was breastfeeding almost every hour! My baby was also big at birth (4 kilos) and I knew he was getting bigger so I eventually introduced the dummy around 4 weeks and he loved it. Only takes it between feeds for comfort and lets it go when he falls asleep. I also don't give it to him at night so he still falls asleep well without it. He now feeds every 2 and half to 3 hours and is still putting on weight, and is sleeping better during the day too - I was often mistaking his cues as hunger rather than just being tired. He also won't take it if he is hungry. I also had to introduce a bottle with expressed milk over a few days as I needed to let one of my boobs have a rest (was cracked and sore) and he took to it just fine and it didn't confuse him at all. I actually tried 2 different bottles on him (Tommee Tippee and Dr Weil Baby) and he liked the both....I think he was happy to suck anything if milk was coming out! Now I'm healed he's back to just exclusive breastfeeding :) My lactation consultant did say that if you want to use a bottle to introduce sooner rather than later - as lemondrops said, the later it is the more likely they are to refuse! Good luck!

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Latest post on 16 June 2011 - 18:29

Wow I'm so glad someone posted this as I was going to ask the same question. My DS is 5 weeks now and all she wants to do is suck, so I did think of giving her one, I did try with a TT that someone gave to me, I offered it to her 5 times on separate occasions, she sucked a few times and spat it out. the last time I tried she would not even suck, just spat it out. So far I've just given her the b00b every time I've seen her sucking. She was 3.5kgs at birth and got her weighed at 4 weeks 4 days and she is a massive 5.3kgs and is really chubby. Should I keep on offering her the b00b every time or persist with the dummy? To be honest I don't really want her to have one, but she just seems to want to suck all the time?? So far she is exclusively breastfed and I was thinking of expressing and introducing her to bottles so I can nip out once in a while without her and DH can feed her. But the bottles will just be a once in a while thing, like maybe once a week or so. Any idea what age I introduce a bottle and how? I have the TT closer to nature bottles. This is just me, but when DD1 wanted to suck, it meant she wanted to feed so I always offered her the b00b. She is five weeks now, but trust me once she is older (around four/five months), you'll find it will become a challenge to BF a lot of babies as they get distracted easily, plus their weight naturally starts to plateau at that point. There is no such thing as overfeeding a breastfed baby, so if she wants to feed, she should be allowed to feed. As for introducing the bottle, around now is a good time to start (i.e. 5/6 weeks). If you leave it any later, i.e. around 3/4 months, you risk her rejected the bottle altogether.

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Latest post on 16 June 2011 - 17:33

Wow I'm so glad someone posted this as I was going to ask the same question. My DS is 5 weeks now and all she wants to do is suck, so I did think of giving her one, I did try with a TT that someone gave to me, I offered it to her 5 times on separate occasions, she sucked a few times and spat it out. the last time I tried she would not even suck, just spat it out. So far I've just given her the b00b every time I've seen her sucking. She was 3.5kgs at birth and got her weighed at 4 weeks 4 days and she is a massive 5.3kgs and is really chubby. Should I keep on offering her the b00b every time or persist with the dummy? To be honest I don't really want her to have one, but she just seems to want to suck all the time?? So far she is exclusively breastfed and I was thinking of expressing and introducing her to bottles so I can nip out once in a while without her and DH can feed her. But the bottles will just be a once in a while thing, like maybe once a week or so. Any idea what age I introduce a bottle and how? I have the TT closer to nature bottles.

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Latest post on 16 June 2011 - 16:42

I agree that you should wait a bit longer until your LO really masters the latch on your breast. I don't think that pacifiers or bottles necessarily cause nipple confusion, but why take risks. We had a pacifier for our daughter from about 4 weeks on and that worked well for us. She was off the dummy from aprox. 12months after she had a cold and never wanted it back again. I missed the train for introducing a bottle (expressed milk) - when I tried at 6 months she refused and did so until weaned - at which point she was drinking from a cup anyways.

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Latest post on 16 June 2011 - 14:39

I am still BF and Bottle Feeding - started bottle first with EBM but introduced Formula as he did not thrive - since 2 weeks bottle and 4 weeks formula - but DS won't take a dummy or suck his fingers! He was very sucky and I gave in and ended up buying every different style and size of pacifier - he would just spit them out!!! :) We've never had a problem with confusion. But each baby is different - Do what you feel is best for you and baby and try not to feel guilty if you choose a Pacifier - baby may not like it! <em>edited by vixster on 16/06/2011</em>

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Latest post on 16 June 2011 - 13:27

I gave in and gave a dummy because the alternative was a baby on my breast all day. I was told that a dummy wouldn't confuse so long as the baby never had a bottle, unfortunately I gave in to that one too. There is another reason I would resist the dummy if you can. At 10 months old my baby still wakes in the night for it :( Hold out for at least a few more weeks if you can, I would given my time again. But if the alternative is giving up BF, then give the dummy, if that makes sense.

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Latest post on 16 June 2011 - 08:46

I wouldn't - especially if you've had trouble getting her to latch and it still isn't quite there yet. My gut feel is that if she's waking in the night, you should just feed her - she's so young, it will do no harm at all (nothing but good, in fact)... she's not crying for a dummy because she doesn't know dummies exist. I don't know how many times she may be waking at night, but I think my two would wake anything between 4-6 times in the 19h-7h period in the first few weeks. Yes, it's tough, but after 6 weeks, they do start dropping. You could, however, introduce a toy for her to snuggle with. DS was a very sucky baby and took to sucking the arms of his toy at about 8 weeks old.

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Latest post on 15 June 2011 - 23:45

Redrec Tangle, since you had such a hard time with getting your DD to breastfeed to begin with, I would actually wait a while longer before you give her the dummy. You don't want all your hard work from moving her from bottle to breast to go to waste. It will also give you an opportunity to increase your supply. Nothing does it better than our little ones. I know the sleepless nights are very difficult to begin with, but I assure you they'll pass before you know it. Good luck and keep up the good work. I'm so glad to hear that you are now finally managing to BF. xx

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Latest post on 15 June 2011 - 23:38

My DH snuck a dummy into the hospital when DD was born! She was BF until 10 months and had the dummy until about 15 months (she had to go cold turkey in the end!). My DS did not even take a dummy, which has been a blessing in disguise - no lost dummies, sterilising, sharing or costs! I'm not sure how old your DD is, but if she is a newborn perhaps she is hungry and mouthing for food? Well this is the only reason that my 6 mo wakes up during the night. HTH.

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Latest post on 15 June 2011 - 23:27

Oh sorry u r going through sleepless nights. I gave into paci when he was 1 month, as he used to suck his thumb often and didnt want him develop habit for it. Dummy didnt cause confusion for him and ebf till 6m and weaned him from bf at the age of 2. As for the paci we weaned him month before he turned 2.

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Latest post on 15 June 2011 - 22:41

Oh..i didn't know tht they can cause any confusion.. I gave DD a dummy from birth and it's not affected her at all.. However, I do know that the tommy tippee ones are similar to the human teat.. and that's what i gave to DD.. S

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