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Who's going to use a dummy?
Just wondered who is going to use a dummy? I didn't want to but read the research about using a dummy to prevent cot death when settling your baby. My sister had a dummy and I remember the trouble it caused my mum and dad if we couldn't find it and then trying to stop her using it. Also last year I had a boy in my class who still had a dummy (he was 7). I'm not sure I want to use one but then if it means baby will be 'safer' then I'm happy to do it, hubby feels differently tho! What are you all planning to do?
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emma xx
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An easy (ish) way to get rid of it was to get them to wrap it up for Santa to take to a new baby, in return he leaves a special present. This way they get a 'reward' for giving it up!!
Lydia xx
I don't agree with their use when you see a small toddler with one stuffed in it's face like it's to stop them talking or something :evil: Overuse can also cause speech & developmental problems.
I want to use a muslin as well to try and settle baby, would rather he/she was still clutching onto one of them at nursery then sucking their thumb or dummy :roll:
tori XxX
I really don't see why a lot of people are so funny about them. They don't look nice when a 3-year-old is walking round with a dummy just cos its parents want to shut it up. But for babies, then I think they're great, and even if toddlers have them I don't see the harm if its at night just for comfort. Is a dummy any worse than other comfort items? My stepbrother had an old towel that he used to suck and chew on right up until he was about 7. He cried when it got lost.
Thumb-sucking on the other hand is an AWFUL habit, and I don't understand parents who think it's cute (my stepmum is 48 - and I have seen her doing it on occasion!) I was a nail-biter from very young and I still am, so I think a dummy is a much better alternative as you can take it away. xxx
Jo
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I know they are not ideal but i don't have a problem with them... i was never alloud to talk with it in my mouth and i knew better than too...
the other thing is and i am trying to be honest here... if my baby is really distressed and crying and screaming and its 3am and I haven't slepted for the last few nights and all he wants is a little comfort I can't really see the reason not to give him one... it's not forever, and it's not about shutting him up - but when i seen my scan he was sucking his thumb - so he is doing that even before he is born... like others have said you can take the dummy away... that is if he even takes to it to begine with! x