Buying dummies for babies..

roadsidetree

Hi,

from a first time mum -
when sm was born on 2nd march, shortly we purchased 0-3 dummies for her. with 2nd june, she will be 3 months old time ever so flies fast ...

oh .. anyway now do i have to buy 3-6 months dummy for her? or can i manage with the 0-3 one also i do not understand why do we have to buy the next size dummies

can someone clarify please..

many thanks,

abijanzo

I think it's basically that as their mouths grow they prefer a bigger teat - not at all that you HAVE to buy the next size up! If your baby is happy withthe size it has then I cant see a problem. I never had that problem as dummies seem to go missing on a daily basis meaning we have to buy new ones all the time!

littlejaffa

i wondered why buy dummies?
with their negative effect on development i'd say go without

tee_pee_2

my d/ter has dummeis but to be honest she's not that fussy about it. I just get the age range she is in when her old one is lost/ knackered but I don't spend money on new dummies if she already has one. Wait till she needs a new one. As she may not even want one.

fannyadams

Pro Dummy - easier to give up than fingers/thumb - I know, both mine suck fingers! and I still suck my thumb when I get really stressed...
Anti-Dummy - children talk with it still in their mouth and people think it's cute. they are full of germs, they make babies mouths wonky.

roadsidetree

hi ya - thanks for your replies

it is just that she needs something to suckle just before she goes to sleep. i thought by default i have to buy a new one (costs £5.50 somethng in Tescos (avent)).

now i will stick with the old one

thanks again!

roadsidetree

fannyadams - when we saw your reply we couldn't stop laughing

comping_cat

I personally dont like dummies, but if someone wants to use one, then thats fine. I did hear that dummies are only beneficial for the first 6 months of a babies life, as the dummy will help them with their sucking reflex. After that, it is just habit and can be difficult to break. As another poster said, dummies can be full of germs, and the sucking, like a child who sucks their thumb, can damage their teeth.

tee_pee_2

my DD was prem and could suckle and she had the tiniest dummy in the world and we had to try and force it so she could suckle. Some babies just don't seem to bother with dummies.

My mum tells me I had one till I was 4!!!

Spendless

I find dummies cheaper at my corner shop where they are less than £1. My eldest refused to take a dummy and I never pushed the issue he never had one, nor has he ever sucked his thumb. Biting his finger and toe-nails are a different matter though:rolleyes: :eek: My youngest wanted something to suck and has got a dummy. It didn't delay her speech - she talked at an earlier age than her chatterbox non dummy using brother. It has pushed her front teeth forward, but speaking to my dentist she said she should have stopped with the dummy before the big teeth. My own view is some children are 'suckers' some aren't. Get one who is and probably better to give a dummy than let them use thumb. Most children outgrow dummies by time they start reception, my non dummy using neice was sucking her thumb at 11 and only stopped due to brace she had to have caused by her 2nd teeth being pushed forward in same way my daughters milk teeth are.
Daughter intends giving her dummies up to her friends new little tiny baby sister who doesn't have any and in order to go to big girls nursery cos apparantly they don't let you go if you have a dummy

across

hello roadsidetree congrats on the baby by the way!
you'll know when they cant be used anymore they go sticky! (honest they stick together)we used anysize with our first daughter and she slept like a log fantastic never a problem with her and her teeth are absolutely perfect wish mine were like hers! the next daughter ( i bought half a dozen in to be organised!!) she wouldnt have them and preferred to scream forever and a day!! i did nothing different with them but they proved to me every baby has its own way!!her teeth are not half as gorgeous as the first and a dummy never touched them!! so ignore any frowns if the kid wants a dummy: no harm done!!! with the first girl i was stigmatised !!(dirty looks for the dummy!one mother said to her daughter as she walked past"you dont have a dummy do you?") yet with my second girl i'm meant to be a top mum because my girl has no dummy to frown on in public yet there's six in the cupboard ive tried everything and they all think i can cope without a dummy(NOT)!!! i'll tell you what give me the dummy any day as behind closed doors they werent up all night with the "perfect no dummy kid" screaming forever and a day!!
hope you get what i mean hurray for avent dummies!!
ps: my first daughter never even got any teeth til she was almost two yr old!!! very strange but they were definately worth the wait they are gorgeous!
good luck and remember there is no right or wrong!