Dummies and breastfeeding

vitfawifetobe · Apr 9th, 2012, 09:09 AM

Hey Ive jsut had my MW in and my baby is comfort sucking and we are getting very stressed b this.

To be on stand by we want to introduce a dummy ( E is 9 days old ) what is the best nippolie like one and also anyone have experience with comfort sucking and dummies - its not something i want to do but im losing my sanity at night

L x

CertainTurton · Apr 9th, 2012, 09:26 AM

Hi

I'm sorry you are having a hard time, myDD is also a sucky baby and we introduced a dummy early on- didnt really want to but its fantastic! (although she does prefer our little finger..) I just use tomme tippee closer to nature ones and it's fine but I know some people use nipple shaped ones. I must admit I wonder if it might confuse them more eg same shape but no milk!?
Good luck and don't feel bad we have to save our sanity

flippityflop · Apr 9th, 2012, 13:41 PM

I used a dummy from day 12. I'd fed for 6 hours straight and went to Tesco, got 2 foot in the door and he screamed for food. Went straight to the dummies and picked up a MAM crystal one as it was the brand I remembered someone recommending (don't know who, don't know what for but it was a name I recognized!), popped it straight in and silence.....

Make sure you always offer boob first in case they are genuinely hungry, which I was told and never understood as if it was food my LO was after there was no way the dummy would calm him.

Celesse · Apr 9th, 2012, 13:48 PM

Get one that looks similar to your own nipples when baby has just finished a feed.

vitfawifetobe · Apr 9th, 2012, 14:57 PM

She keeps gagginv on it then sreams anu advice

pk4 · Apr 9th, 2012, 15:06 PM

Hi my LB was exactly the same. He needed to suckle and I couldnt get any sleep so brought some cheap dummies when he was 2wks old and now I can sleep at night! Best thing I ever did. I didnt actually know at the time about nipple confusion with using a dummy but had no problem with it. I would suggest it for your sanity lol! X

Lauki · Apr 9th, 2012, 15:44 PM

Sophie was never able to take a dummy until she was nearly 4 months old. She would always gag on them. Even now at 9.5 months she still only takes the smallest size dummy.

So not much advice, but the sucking your baby does might also be her working up your actual supply. Sophie stopped comfort sucking as much after the 6 week growth spurt. She then started feeding every 1.5 hours during the day for shorter periods of time which then started to spread more and more as she grew older.

RoxyRoo · Apr 9th, 2012, 15:54 PM

If your baby is only 9 days old the sucking could be her upping your supply. The more the baby sucks, the more milk is produced. I was advised to wait until 6 weeks to be sure that my supply was established and to avoid nipple confusion. Although I know of plenty of people who used a dummy earlier and it worked out fine.

My DD is very sucky, I am her dummy for every nap and through the night. She refuses to take a dummy (I've tried about a dozen different ones) so we gave up trying and just accepted that I'll be her comfort for a while

sun · Apr 9th, 2012, 19:46 PM

We use one for falling asleep for the night (she doesn't sleep with it or wake up and want it) and car rides. We use the 1-piece Natursutten one. She didn't like it at first, but we kept offering it in the car and after 3-4 weeks she started taking it in the car. She absolutely HATES car rides and now we can get around without her screaming until she chokes! It was awful and the dummy has really helped.

She also falls asleep with the dummy. She will fall asleep while BF, but if I move then she wakes up. So after a while of hovering over her with my boob so she could fall asleep

we now use one for falling asleep. Great since now OH can hold her while she falls asleep too

Apr 9th, 2012, 09:09 AM	#1
vitfawifetobe Pregnant (Expecting) Active BnB Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: Fife, Scotland Posts: 438	Dummies and breastfeeding Hey Ive jsut had my MW in and my baby is comfort sucking and we are getting very stressed b this. To be on stand by we want to introduce a dummy ( E is 9 days old ) what is the best nippolie like one and also anyone have experience with comfort sucking and dummies - its not something i want to do but im losing my sanity at night L x

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Apr 9th, 2012, 09:26 AM	#2
CertainTurton Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Cambridge, UK Posts: 976	Hi I'm sorry you are having a hard time, myDD is also a sucky baby and we introduced a dummy early on- didnt really want to but its fantastic! (although she does prefer our little finger..) I just use tomme tippee closer to nature ones and it's fine but I know some people use nipple shaped ones. I must admit I wonder if it might confuse them more eg same shape but no milk!? Good luck and don't feel bad we have to save our sanity

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Apr 9th, 2012, 13:41 PM	#3
flippityflop Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: May 2011 Location: Berkshire, UK Posts: 2,534	I used a dummy from day 12. I'd fed for 6 hours straight and went to Tesco, got 2 foot in the door and he screamed for food. Went straight to the dummies and picked up a MAM crystal one as it was the brand I remembered someone recommending (don't know who, don't know what for but it was a name I recognized!), popped it straight in and silence..... Make sure you always offer boob first in case they are genuinely hungry, which I was told and never understood as if it was food my LO was after there was no way the dummy would calm him.

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Apr 9th, 2012, 13:48 PM	#4
Celesse Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: UK Posts: 6,726	Get one that looks similar to your own nipples when baby has just finished a feed.

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Apr 9th, 2012, 14:57 PM	#5
vitfawifetobe Pregnant (Expecting) Active BnB Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: Fife, Scotland Posts: 438	She keeps gagginv on it then sreams anu advice

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Apr 9th, 2012, 15:06 PM	#6
pk4 Pregnant (Expecting) Active BnB Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 322	Hi my LB was exactly the same. He needed to suckle and I couldnt get any sleep so brought some cheap dummies when he was 2wks old and now I can sleep at night! Best thing I ever did. I didnt actually know at the time about nipple confusion with using a dummy but had no problem with it. I would suggest it for your sanity lol! X

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Apr 9th, 2012, 15:44 PM	#7
Lauki Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Rugby, UK Posts: 4,737	Sophie was never able to take a dummy until she was nearly 4 months old. She would always gag on them. Even now at 9.5 months she still only takes the smallest size dummy. So not much advice, but the sucking your baby does might also be her working up your actual supply. Sophie stopped comfort sucking as much after the 6 week growth spurt. She then started feeding every 1.5 hours during the day for shorter periods of time which then started to spread more and more as she grew older.

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Apr 9th, 2012, 15:54 PM	#8
RoxyRoo Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Wales, UK Posts: 3,240	If your baby is only 9 days old the sucking could be her upping your supply. The more the baby sucks, the more milk is produced. I was advised to wait until 6 weeks to be sure that my supply was established and to avoid nipple confusion. Although I know of plenty of people who used a dummy earlier and it worked out fine. My DD is very sucky, I am her dummy for every nap and through the night. She refuses to take a dummy (I've tried about a dozen different ones) so we gave up trying and just accepted that I'll be her comfort for a while

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Apr 9th, 2012, 19:46 PM	#9
sun Mum (Mom) BnB Elite Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Canada Posts: 11,762	We use one for falling asleep for the night (she doesn't sleep with it or wake up and want it) and car rides. We use the 1-piece Natursutten one. She didn't like it at first, but we kept offering it in the car and after 3-4 weeks she started taking it in the car. She absolutely HATES car rides and now we can get around without her screaming until she chokes! It was awful and the dummy has really helped. She also falls asleep with the dummy. She will fall asleep while BF, but if I move then she wakes up. So after a while of hovering over her with my boob so she could fall asleep we now use one for falling asleep. Great since now OH can hold her while she falls asleep too

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