I was actually told this by my sids counsellor after i had lani. she rang me not long after lani was born to see how i was coping (after the death of jessica, sids gave me and still do counsell us) anyway she told me about the research re dummies which i found interesting.
lani only has her dummy for sleeping and never has it during the day, my son had his dummy constantly until he was 4yrs old lol. i actually find it a great tool for getting her to bed, when i say its bed time, she runs off and says no no no and i say oh don't you want your dummy and she runs over to me saying nigh nighs mummy to cute.
Yeah I heard this. Altho the reason that I heard was that the sucking stops them going into that deep deep sleep that is the danger with SIDS.
I also heard that it was inconclusive tho, and we chose not to use a dummy at all, especially during the first 6 weeks, as I didn't want nipple confusion with breastfeeding (ABA said it's best not use bottle or dummy for about 6 weeks). I've only JUST given Tallon a dummy in the last week or so, and he rarely takes it, and even when he does, it's dropped out his mouth within 5 mins anyway.. so there's no chance of it being there to keep blankets off his face! hehe.
All except 1 of my kids has had the dummy. I love them. If there is even a tiny chance that it could prevent SIDS I think its a great idea. As long as you keep it clean and its not a hygiene issue I dont see the problem
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