Dummy or not?
My 3 weeks old baby now cries when she is trying to pass the wind and poo. Sometimes it takes an hour for her to ‘make the effort’ to poo and her face looks red like she’s using all her strength to do something along with big cry. I start to introduce her dummy and it helps to calm her down with this colic like symptoms. It works really well but I’m now tempted to use it when she sleeps as a soothing tool but I feel bad as I don’t know if this is good for her.
Anyone is using dummy for the baby? The lullaby trust says it’s best to use regularly whenever the baby sleeps, is it right?
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My baby is 2 weeks and uses a dummy regularly especially to help him sleep it works wonders
Every baby is different I was so against it with my first,both babies have had lip ties causing stomach problems because of it, with my daughter she breastfed 24/7 for comfort which was exhausting but I had the time with just one ,my 4 moth old now uses a dummy because he didn't get the undivided attention so noise in the house didn't get the chance to peacefully feed 😢so I chose to give him the comfort of the dummy when he was crying in pain but he doesn't use it at night and only needs it when upset ,I think it should be used as and aid rather that to shut up the baby😂
Oh I did wait til after 6 weeks tho I think at 8 weeks to try and avoid nipple confusion which he did struggle with that but all is good now
Dummy’s can actually help with regurgitating because they encourage swallowing while not eating and also reduce SIDs risks although I’m not sure why that is so there is nothing to feel guilty about - some babies respond really well to dummy’s and others it causes more issues because they don’t hold on to them and just spit them out but do whatever feels right to you xx
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