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Keziah was in the NICU for a few hours and they gave her a dummy to establish the sucking motion.. But when the lactation consultant came into see us and saw the dummy she threw it away.. Sooooo, when we left the hospital we went out and bought her a new one cause she was quite unsettled at first!! Lately I have noticed she's not really interested in her dummy but will suck her fingers if the need be.. We do take the dummy with us when we go out just in case she gets unsettled, but it's never a case of shove the dummy in to keep her quiet
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Lauren has a dummy and I use it for many of the reasons already mentioned. As soon I see she is getting tired in goes the dummy and her eyes automatically close and she's out like a light! Its like a signal to her that its sleep time!

Whatever works - do it is my theory!!
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Points: 1595 		Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote MelanieAndBree Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 09 January 2008 at 11:45pm
I have nothing against dummies. Briahna uses one and she will use it for as long as she likes. I guess when i think shes too old for it then it will go (unless she weans herself off it!)
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Points: 513 		Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Mikaela Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 10 January 2008 at 12:43am
Alex has a dummy but he's just not that fussed about it. It wouldn't bother me if he loved it though, whatever makes life easier for the parents without harming the children has to be a good thing in my book!
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Points: 49 		Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote cheekymonkeysmum Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 11 January 2008 at 3:05pm
I wasn't wanting to use a dummy but my husband wanted so I gave in (let him win something). We tried the dummy when Hayley was 3wks but the dummy didn't last long. It was used to get her sucking so when we fed she was settled (she went hammer and tongs as soon as you stuck the bottle in her mouth and the dummy settled her). The dummy for us just sits there and has been for months but she has discovered her thumb as of this week and that settles her (which is another debate)

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Kylah has a dummy. She uses it often. She likes having something to suck on. I dont mind them at all. As others have said if it makes it easier and it doesnt hurt the baby, go for it :)
~ Mummy to a beautiful girl ~
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Hannah always sucked her fingers, from about 2 weeks old. We got Briona a dummy cause she was refluxy and so very unsettled without the sucking to ease her tummy. Kryssi suckles her fist lol. I didn't jump in and buy one for Kryssi but I would if we had a reflux issue again.
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