Dummies and newborn

[Rebecca79]

My NB (2 weeks) can usually go down to sleep without a dummy, but sometimes inbetween feeds and to help settle him back to sleep, he needs the dummy.
Usually, once asleep, the dummy will fall out of his mouth and he will keep on sleeping, but lately he cries until I pop it back in.
I am wondering if anyone has any advice to help get him out of this habit while he is still young.

[elleandsam]

I can't say, dd is 7 weeks and has a dummy but we want her to keep it because it helps her with her reflux.

[singa06]

I heard to take it out once they are in a deep sleep, but in the middle of the night that can be hard.

[NonnyMouse]

At 2wks old it's not the baby's habit, it's yours - so if you truly don't want to use a dummy then throw it out.

Babies often cry and take a while to learn to settle and giving them a dummy only delays the inevitable, because at some point they're going to have to learn to soothe themselves to sleep naturally, whether that be at age 2 weeks, or 2 years.

(Of this doesn't apply to those who need one for reflux issues etc - just in answer to the OP)

If you can persevere with it, they do eventually find another soothing behaviour such as rocking or twirling the label on a toy or sucking their hand etc. DS used me as his dummy (either by breastfeeding or sucking on the crook of my finger when he was upset) until he was over the need for one, and now he puts himself to sleep with nothing more than a toy to cuddle and sometimes some music to distract him if he's not quite tired enough yet.

[TripleTime]

Im all for dummies. They've helped us in many ways. So i dont have any advice other than what Nonny said, its your habit not his. If you dont want him to have it, toss it.