And just FYI, BFing has been established without any issues so I don't think I need to worry about nipple confusion or milk supply. I just want to use the dummy to get her to sleep without putting her on the breast when she's not actually hungry.
We haven't gotten rid of the dummy yet, but for the moment it hasn't caused any problems. My pet hate (one of many..lol) is seeing toddlers wandering around with a dummy in their mouth, so I've made sure DD knows she only has her dummy when it is sleep time, and she quite happily chucks it back in her cot when I get her up.
DD has had a dummy - she will only ask for it if she is very tired or distressed from being hurt. as soon as she is calm, she spits it out. when she wakes in the morning, she sits up and won't get out of the cot until she can find her dummy and hand it to us. if she has lost it out of the cot overnight, she shows us where it is on the floor, asks for it back, then hands it to us like the other mornings "there it is!"
she can go to sleep without it, but she settles more quickly with it. she spits it within minutes of settling.
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