Dummy NOT to buy...

[GlassHalfFull]

Sorry but have to warn all of you mums/mums to be who are unaware that these dummies are unsafe. I used them right through with my 1st child 10 years ago and no prob's, HOWEVER, with my now 16 month old bub encountered a potentially life threatening problem when he was 6 months old. I had even just bought him the next size dummy up 6 - 18 months and THANK GOD I was upstairs during his nap one afernoon outside his room folding washing as I heard a very faint noise. He had managed to get the entire dummy into his mouth which was suppressing his tongue and was choking.

I will never take the risk again and I tell everyone when I am out at the shops or whatever if I see their baby with a NUK dummy about what happened to me.

If you are still in doubt, do a search on the web and you will find I am not the only one this has hapened to. Please don't risk your precious babies life.

Am sorry if I have burst your bubble - I know how hard it can be once your bub is used to a particular dummy but I would never forgive myself if I didn't at least let other unsuspecting mums know about this.

I switched to a dummy similar shape but with a larger shield which is not so flexible as the NUK.

Kind regards

[Lipsmacker01]

Wow that is so scary. We dont use dummies here...but hopefully others will get the message. Hope this is in the safety threads section too :yes:.
What a terrible and scary thing to have to go through.

[our little treasures]

Thanks! There are several threads about this but it's good to have a new thread for all the new mums!!

[Shakey]

I can't remember if it was last year or the year before that the NUK dummies were in the news, as quite a few babies were able to get the whole dummy in their mouths, definatly a choaking hazard there

I personally don't really like the NUK dummies for that reason, the sheild is so small, and so easily fits in babies mouths

[DonnaL]

Oh dear...

Mischa has one of these... we don't use it very often and will throw it away now.

What about the Avent ones? Mischa likes these - has anyone heard of any problems with them?

[GraceUnhearing]

Rylan got the whole of the NUK dummy in his mouth too!

they are not welcome in this house

it is not worth you childs lives.

i dont understand why people dont take the warning :(

we use heinz dummies in the same shape

[Shakey]

i've found the Avent ones to be great, i've heard nothing bad about them

[Ness80]

WOW that is scary, my DS doesn't sleep with a dummy but I sometimes give it to him in the daytime when he is whingy, thankfully he hasn't had it for about a month now, i'll be chucking mine out for sure.
What a waste of money, they are one of the most expensive ones too.

[Mel W-C]

where can i found out what this dummy looks like?

[metalhead713]

does anyone know about the happy baby ones? Are they safe? Ive started using them cause they are cheaper... avent are ridiculously pricey, 10 bucks for 2..

[Natsmummy]

does anyone know about the happy baby ones? Are they safe? Ive started using them cause they are cheaper... avent are ridiculously pricey, 10 bucks for 2..

The Happy Baby, even those with the nuk shaped shield are larger and therefore shouldn't present a hazard. If you go for the traditional shape ones then they are even better. In my opinion Happy Baby are the safest and the best as well as the cheapest!

[metalhead713]

yeah my bubs has become a very 'happy baby' recently lol.. she has decided she only wants the happy baby dummies and bottles, before that it was tommee tippee and avent which was burning quite a hole in my pocket so im not complaining:yes:

[punkbaby]

i thought they recalled the nuk dummy for this reason a while back? thank god i dont use them anymore but its handy to know

[Sheer Bliss]

CHOICE did something on this last year I think. The happy baby one is one of the best! But that was the older style one they tested, there are a few different styles now (but all seem to be on the bigger side too) so not sure about them.

[charlen49]

does anyone know about the happy baby ones? Are they safe? Ive started using them cause they are cheaper... avent are ridiculously pricey, 10 bucks for 2..yes they r the ones i use..the only one that dd liked..have a draw full of expensive ones..but she prefered the cheaper ones!

[Jadee]

OMG :eek: as if we don't have enough to worry about already as mums. I am so glad that you were up stairs as well. I have been using Avent dummies purely because they sterilise well. They seem very strong and don't deflate like some of the cheaper ones. Am going to check if it fits in her mouth though because she does turn it around and chew on it sometimes.

[bluey]

So have you reported it to NUK - cause I can't find anything out about a recall - NUK are the only ones that my little girl will use, she's 18mths now. Which particular ones did you have the issue with - cause there are silicone and latex. She's never put the whole thing in her mouth. It's all so scary. She won't touch the happy babies ones at all :(