My name is Sam, and I am a user .... or rather my kids are/have been.

Honestly I believe dummies do have their place - some babies like them some don't, some find something else to settle them, some just ruddy cry!!!

If you intend on b/f I would honestly try and hold off for the first few weeks until all the feeding is established. Also, I think if you are going to use one, think about what your boundaries will be.

For example - my child won't have a dummy when they are up and happily playing and we won't just keep trying to put it in like a plug everytime they make a noise

My boundary has been when they go to bed, are sick it can help settle them if they feel lousy, but never when jusst walking around at the shops. That was me - but as I said think about what boundaries you want to try and put in place first.

Enjoy this time, how magical

Oh, and don't buy a $10 dummy first time round like I did with my first, then he would only take the NUk super duper one, and never the $2 Happy Baby ones . Stick with the basics if you can!