Happy baby shower :) have a great day
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Happy baby shower :) have a great day
I use them and have no problem using them they work when you need them when teething and gums hurt, when tyler had bad reflux, and in the end tyler threw his away himself about 6 months, my Advise is to buy the $10 to $15 ones like NUK orthodontic ones i know it sounds expensive but in the long run it ends up cheaper because i had the cheaper ones $2-$5 ones and i found i was replacing them every 2 weeks or so because they would go flat, discolour and get holes in them,after having to buy dummies every other week i tryed the NUK orthodontic ones and they are brillent tyler loved them and they lasted forever so expensive at first but saves you money in the end, well did with me, as said before by others think about bonderies though tyler only ever had his when he went to bed or was really in pain because of teeth, but i dont have any issues in using them i think the product was made for a reason and defently worked for me..
I found with DD (and other parents have told me) bubs don't like the orthodontic ones. I have no idea why but I keep hearing from other parents that their bubs, like mine, would only go for the cherry shaped. Personally I wouldn't bother paying lots of money for dummies, believe me they will get lost! We like to joke that they run off together and breed because we'll struggle to find any for weeks and all of a sudden we look under the bed and there's 10 of them LOL!
LOL our 2 yo DD was a classic for this. She would be down to one dummy after losing all the others, then she would disappear into one of the bedrooms and reappear with a new one!:
I was finally prompted to get rid of them for good after she had once again lost them all and the dog chewed the last one. It was surprisingly easy - I told her that the dog had chewed her dummy so we have to throw it away, but to sweeten the deal the 'dummy fairy' left her a little present for being a big girl and saying goodbye to her dummies.
When my babies were newborn I would buy the more expensive ones, as they don't tend to lose them that easily when they are so small. But as they got older I would just buy the cheap 3 pack of tommee tippee cherry soothers. My kids didn't like the happy baby ones because they would always deflate.
I know this is a thread about dummies but I just wanted to let you know that imo 2 weeks is not always long enough to establish your supply, nor your bfing relationship with your baby. It's great that your partner will be around because you will need the help and it's important bonding time for him too but in terms of your milk, you may still be working it all out after he goes back to work. "Everyone" told me it would take 6 weeks for supply/demand and feeding to settle down. My milk came in while I was in hossy and there seemed to be no issues with supply but then when DS was 3 weeks old, my supply dropped (not sure why) and I had to work really hard to get it back up. When DS was 7-8 weeks old we were still having issues with feeding that weren't supply related, I spoke to an ABA counsellor who told me that realistically, it can take up to 12 weeks to really establish supply (not the 6 I'd been told) and a stress free feeding r/ship. I found that by 12 weeks, DS and I were settled into more of a routine.:
I wish that I'd been told about the 12 week thing before because I wouldn't have been as stressed when it was taking so long. You might be lucky and get into a feeding routine with your baby quite quickly and I hope you do but as I said during my last post, you won't know until your baby is here! All the best darl.
Oh wow, thanks for that Kaz. I guess the plan will have to wait until he's a few months old. :)
Dummies are by far the best invention for mankind. I hope that whomever invented them was filthy stinking rich and that their family still benefits. I would go MAD without dummies here.
My kids are comfort suckers and they lvoe their dummies. DS is nearly 2 and the only time he uses a dummy is when he goes to bed, and for long car trips (where he will sometimes fall asleep). Life savers really and have made my kids far less stressed out(and mummy and daddy are pretty chilled too).
Dummies have played no part in any infections, speech issues, or even breastfeeding issues. I have no problem with my kids switching between boob and dummy.
I don't see the harm in them at all. I am all for dummies!!
Ooo I forgot to add, dummies were introduced on day 3 with both of my kids :)
DS doesn't like dummies at all. I have tried putting something sweet on the end of it (I used maple syrup) and he sucked it off and spat the dummy out. He doesn't like bottles either. I've tried all the shapes etc, and he just doesn't like it.