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Breastfeeding and dummies
My LO is 4 weeks and 4 days and has recently become a real pickle when settling at night, fussing and having to come to me where she feeds for a few minutes to fall asleep. I am so exhausted on top of this that I'm considering giving her a dummy. She is really well established with feeding and hasn't had any problems with latching on. She also has a formula feed most nights with my OH so has fed from a teat, I'm just worried that a dummy may undo all our hard work and interfere with BF.
Does anyone else give their LO a dummy and found any problems?
Fay and Florence 4 weeks and 4 days x
Does anyone else give their LO a dummy and found any problems?
Fay and Florence 4 weeks and 4 days x
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Would highly recommend!! As long as you're not misusing dummies (ie shoving it in their mouths to shut them up whenever they cry instead of meeting their needs) I think they are really good and I can't think of any reason why it would interfere with BFing once it's established.
C
My Eddison is now 9wks and has a dummy only for naps and nighttime. Haven't found it caused probs with BF. If I misread his signals and give dummy rather than feed (or vice versa) he gets very cross and definitely lets me know!
Liz x
Helen x
She won't take a bottle from me either so will get my OH to offer her the dummy tonight if she's fussing. What a pickle indeed!
hth
Jo x
then one day out of no where she wanted it!! I buy the MAM ones
Lo wont have dummy in the night though - still wants me .....she wont have it in the day awake either...she has to be drowsy lol xxx
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