My LO uses one and we're weaning her off cold turkey next month. Not looking forward to this.

I'm not entirely sure what the thinking behind it is, but it is recommended on the FSID website - here is a link to their information on bedtime basics xx

http://fsid.org.uk/document.doc?id=164

I gave my LO a dummy/pacifier at 2 weeks old cause like your LO she likes to suckle and was using her bottle as a comforter when we were feeding her. Eventually I gave in. However she doesn't fall asleep with it in. She comforts with it and when she's close to falling asleep she drops it out of her mouth

After lots of disagreements & discussion (OH wanted to use a pacifier and I didn't), i finally caved only to find out LO hates it!!! He was 7 weeks by the time we tried.

We use it b/c of SIDS, and b/c he loves it. No biggie IMO...nothing to fret over.

Our opinions can change with experience .what made you so against dummies initially? This is why I'm not against them, because they serve a purpose for some babies. My son had one, mainly for sleeping and naturally gave it up by himself. I wouldn't beat yourself up about it, how about letting baby decide for himself. Give him one and see how it goes?

My LO loves hers. Plus it's convinent if your somewhere out and can't BF her at the moment, it'll keep her content! I wouldn't wait to long to introduce it though, alot of older babies apprently don't like it.

http://www.analyticalarmadillo.co.uk...-deal.html?m=1

The 'dummy's reduce the incidence of SIDS' isn't quite as clear cut as some people think. Nursing to sleep provides exactly the same protection. There is also evidence that the risk of SIDS increases if the baby ever goes to sleep without a dummy after a period of using one.

I've posted a link to the analytical armadillo's answer to this question, as she's much more eloquent than me!

I did a case study some years ago on SIDS for my job and never came across dummy use as a theory, so it must be relatively new??
I still can't quite understand the theory of dummy use, particularly why there should be a difference for breast or bottle fed babies? If any one can enlighten me

The dummy manufacturer donating to FSID then the report being issued is a little eyebrow raising...

I've decided to give it a few more weeks and then have another think....
My baby settles himself to sleep in his crib, I don't feed/rock/soothe him to sleep... I think that is fantastic for a 7week old (I fed my daughter to sleep until she was around 10months) so I don't want him to start relying on a dummy to soothe himself to sleep... I love that I can do our bedtime routine, give him a kiss and leave him knowing that he has the confidence to fall asleep by himself.
I think the fact that he is going through a growth spurt is clouding my judgement and I should have another think when he's not constantly asking for booby juice!

Thank you for your views, it's really helped!

Do most people use dummies? I was expecting to see more posts from people who don't give a dummy?

The main reasons are because (not sure if I've made them bigger in my head than they actually are though ) ...
- I couldn't get my head round giving my babies an artificial nipple to soothe himself
- didn't want my children to potentiallybhave teeth deformities, or speech problems
- I didn't want to find myself reaching for a dummy and not discovering the real cause of my babys' cries
- I don't want the heartbreak of taking it away from him

I was in the shopping centre yesterday and a toddler was playing with his sister - smiling and happy with a dummy in his mouth, he dropped the dummy on a drain, picked it up and popped it back in his mouth and carries on playing...... Why did he need a dummy when he was happy and playing?? And The parents could not control the germs he was sucking on after falling on a drain as they did not see it....

A scenario that I would not want to fall into.