Re-introducing Dummy

[Rainbowbrite]

Has anyone re-introduced a dummy & was it successful?

MJ is a very sucky bub & has not had a dummy for about 4months now, but i've been noticing a trend lately. She wakes when she's supposed to be asleep & as soon as my boobs in her mouth, she goes straight back to sleep, day & night.

Is it worth doing? Just thinking it may make her more likely to sleep longer stretches :confused:

[red crayon]

interesting question, rainbowbrite. we got rid of spencer's dummy at around 11 months and he's been quite happy without it. however, last month we did some airplane travel and thought we'd pack a dummy to help with any flying problems. didn't work. he was so not interested in the dummy. he chewed for a little bit and then lost interest. still, you sound like you have a different issue with mj. i guess it's worth a try.

[Rainbowbrite]

MJ is not a sleeper iykwim. We co-sleep of a night but she is pretty much always attached to me. Not feeding, just has a suck & falls back to sleep :sleeping: She does it day & night.

A friend mentioned they re-introduced it to wean of wrapping, just wondering if anyone else has done it with any sucess :confused:

[tickle]

I think if you were able to re introduce it you might end up with the same problem you have now, just with the dummy.
With getting her to take it, I really think it just depends on how she feels about it. When my DS would comfort suck there is no way you would have got the dummy in his mouth, where others would happily suck on either. Good luck.:)

[bumpsmum]

I tried this with my DS2 although he never really liked the dummy any how.

When he was about 6 months old I had my first night out without DH and DS's. I left plenty of expressed milk which DS2 happily drank but cried inbetween. He also vomitted most of the milk as he didn't need it. When I got home after about 3 hours Dh was at end of tether and didn't know what to do with him. I put him to the breast and he was asleep within seconds and could then be put straight in his cot.

We then tried to introduce the dummy which DS was having none of.

I realise that the cicumstances are different but I think some babies just like the breast to settle and unfortunately there is little to be done. Sorry if this is not what you wanted to hear.

However if bubs took the dummy before maybe she will again. Our son always refused it. Good luck:fingerscrossed:

[dannii]

yeah i agree with Happy Lady.

I gave indy a dummy at 4 months.. having the same probs as you, but now she sleeps less at least i used to get her to sleep through the night.. just not of a day.

Now she wakes up all through the night coz shes not sucking on anything. and shes wants the dummy.

Cant say it will be the same for you, but the dummy can be great sometimes and a nightmare at other times.

[Me]

I agree with Danni - IMO dummies are a double edged sword... great sometimes but a nightmare others! My dd used to have a dummy and we got rid of it but then dh was home for about 2 weeks and constantly on the phone to clients etc so we gave it back to her just so that he wasn't trying to do business with a screaming baby in the background, but then she got dependant on it again for sleep so we got rid of it again. It was tough at first but she just settles herself by sucking on her fingers - it's great, no need for sterilising, they are with her wherever she goes and she can't loose them in the night!
but that said if you are desperate that you need some sleep then perhaps it could be a great help to you. you could always try it for 1 night and see how it goes, if it's just as bad or worse then now just don't do it again.
good luck - sending sleep vibes your way

[Sonja]

we weaned Lucy off the dummy at almost 6 months but then reintroduced it a few months later when she started waking at 4 am and nothing would get her back (other than a b/f). she was crying a lot before going to sleep which made me very unhappy. I find she cries a lot less when we use the dummy. she still wakes at night (usually only once) and now I have to b/f her back to sleep as I don't hnave the dummy in my back pocket. she weaned very quickly off the dummy so I'm not worried about it. I find if we only use it for sleep and only in the cot it isn't a problem.