Hello, My 3 month old exclusively breast fed baby is using my breast like a dummy. If he wakes up at night, he cries until its back in. He wont take a bottle or a dummy, does anyone have any suggestions as my nipples are definitely feeling sore from all the use!
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Try your little finger, i know its not a great stop gap but its still you which most of the time is what they want.

I say this with all the love in the world, but try and reframe your thinking. Dummies were invented to be a replacement for the breast, not the other way round.

What your baby is doing is actually the most natural thing. I know it's exhausting, but it won't last forever.

It’s tough to remember this but the other girls are right. It hurts sometimes (or all the time). I’m in the same boat and was with my first baby as well. I just try to remind myself how this will pass and how lucky and blessed I am to be my babies home. It does fade eventually
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