When did your baby take a dummy?

[cookiedough]

I can't get my 5 week old dd to take a dummy so I was after others experiences?

If your young baby took a dummy was it the silicon ones or cherry teat?

I've tried tommee tipee and nuby with no luck!

[MyBabyBells]

My dd had the dummy for the first time at 4 days old, she was a sucking bubba. We used avent for the first few months

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[babyla]

My dd had the dummy for the first time at 4 days old, she was a sucking bubba. We used avent for the first few months

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This pretty much. Our DS definitely prefers Avent - hates Nuby.

[anewme]

2 out my 6 would never take a dummy. I plead with ds3 to take one but they is no way in hell he will take one, It is boob or nothing with him.

[MinnieMouse81]

My DD did intially but hasn't for weeks (3 months now). Same with bottles :(

[kw123]

Cherry type... The cheap ones from Coles. DS would not take any other type.

[spideysmummy]

Cherry type... The cheap ones from Coles. DS would not take any other type.

Same! I tried all the fancy ones and he wouldn't take them. Got him onto these at 5 days old I think?

[lolz83]

My bubs was in the hospital neonatal nursery for the first 3 days, they gave him this amazing dummy which he loves. I haven't given it back to him yet cos I don't have a sterilizer.

[Missbehaving]

Cherry type (tommee t). You have to hold it in their mouth for several seconds before they get used to sucking it. I think its different motion to a boob for them.

[cookiedough]

My bubs was in the hospital neonatal nursery for the first 3 days, they gave him this amazing dummy which he loves. I haven't given it back to him yet cos I don't have a sterilizer.

Can't you just boil it for 5 mins?
Thanks all I did see those coles ones so will give then a try.

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[chickenfoot83]

Ds would only take a cherry dummy from about 1 week old.

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[Koberose]

My bubs 4 weeks now and had a dummy for about two weeks, he has a NUK one that has kinda a flat bottom bit, he loves that one particular one iv tried the avent ones the cheap Coles ones and the tommie tippie ones even other NUK ones I thought where the same he spits them all out no matter what.. It's just one particular dummy he will have.... I got it free as a sample in some pregnancy bag from the chemist so can't find the same one to buy again lol

[heeeeerekittykitty]

Hi op , both mine had dummies from birth , they have the silicone mam ones . All others they hated !

[Pesca77]

Hi op , both mine had dummies from birth , they have the silicone mam ones . All others they hated !

Yep same for DS, from about 3wks old.

OP some babies just don't like dummies. A friend of mine has 2 who are severe finger (not thumb!) suckers, but would never take a dummy.

[Boobycino]

Jasper never really took a dummy despite a lot of trying.

Katelyn did from birth, there was a couple of months where dummies were strategically located within arms reach all over the house. Lol. But when she started teething (3-4 months!!!) She started chewing them and stopped sucking them. I try now (she's 5 months) she screams and arches away.

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[~Marigold~]

I bought a cheap one from Big W whilst pregnant, not really thinking she would take it as DS never ever wanted one and would always reject it. But she loves it (have no idea what type it is...?? just a ball shape)..

I'm really hating her having a dummy...but it's the only thing that settles her sometimes.. at night it falls out of her mouth every 5 minutes and she screams until I get up and pop it back in :(
The last two nights I haven't slept a wink because of it. I have tried nursing her to sleep but as soon as she hits that cot, she wails for her dummy!

She is 2 weeks old and has taken her dummy since day 2.. usually just for when she's really unsettled but recently she was constipated and we have changed her formula so she has been crying more often and her dummy is the one thing that soothes her.

[pilbarablossom]

Our DD took an orthodontic (avent brand) at 3 days old. Shes not hooked on it but its good when we need an extra ten minutes to get her bottle ready :)

[maria02]

From about 1 week old DD took an Avent one. She only takes it on her own terms though- we've never been able to just put it in her mouth. We touch her lips with it and she takes it if she wants it.

[Misschief]

I gave DS a dummy at 3 days old because his sucking reflex was non existent as he was a premmie. This made breastfeeding quite hard. He was still in the Special Care Nursery and I saw they used the Happy Baby cherry dummies. So those were the ones I bought and used. (The nurses didn't want me to give DS a dummy, so I had to give it at midnight when it was quiet and noone was watching. Lo and behold, he was attaching just fine at the next feed. Mums always know best ;) )

He took very well to the dummy, but at 6 weeks he was admitted to hospital for bad reflux and I can still remember him spitting the dummy out of the cot and when I washed it and gave it back to him, he didn't want it anymore.
I can't blame him though, why have a dummy, when you have mummy? :rolleyes:

EDIT: May I ask why you want to give a dummy?

[itspinkrock]

DD took a dummy from 6 days old, the happy baby brand from Safeway/big w.

We bought the flat ones and she hated them, so so glad she takes the cherry shape, We have tried cherry shapes from other brands and she hates them.

She now 5 weeks old and will only take the dummy if she wants it, and spits it out when she's fast asleep.

[Smartiecat]

Ds was 5 days old (after I spent a whole night with my boob in his mouth - not feeding just sleeping with it there.
Dd (mummy was smarter!) 2 days old.

We used the happy baby ones until they weren't available then switched to the tommee tippee ones. I found with my kids that the cherry shaped ones stayed in better whereas the thin avent ones slid out.

It does get easier as baby gets older ... My kids used to go to bed with 6-8 so they could always find one if needed

[tandon171]

My DS is 3 months today & I still can't get him to take a dummy. He either spits it straight out or gags on it - I've tried so many different sizes & styles too. It's breast or unfortunately fingers, fists & thumbs 😄

[BabyG4]

DD4 refused a dummy, I tried different ones then all of a sudden 2 weeks ago at 5months she took it.. We use avent dummies.. My other 3 daughters all used avent and took a dummy at around 4 weeks

[cookiedough]

I gave DS a dummy at 3 days old because his sucking reflex was non existent as he was a premmie. This made breastfeeding quite hard. He was still in the Special Care Nursery and I saw they used the Happy Baby cherry dummies. So those were the ones I bought and used. (The nurses didn't want me to give DS a dummy, so I had to give it at midnight when it was quiet and noone was watching. Lo and behold, he was attaching just fine at the next feed. Mums always know best ;) )

He took very well to the dummy, but at 6 weeks he was admitted to hospital for bad reflux and I can still remember him spitting the dummy out of the cot and when I washed it and gave it back to him, he didn't want it anymore.
I can't blame him though, why have a dummy, when you have mummy? :rolleyes:

EDIT: May I ask why you want to give a dummy?

I'd like her to have a dummy as she is very unsettled and screams for at least two hours at night then I have to put her on the boob then she drinks but then she just vomits everywhere!

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[knomie]

1 day old

mummy to gods gift to us :)

[Misschief]

I guess in that case all you can do is try all the brands available and all the shapes available. In the old days they put a tiny bit of honey on the dummy to make a baby take it, but I personally don't recommend it.

[RandR]

The avent ones at about a week old. I've tried a few others but she doesn't like them.

I wasn't actually planning on giving her one, but I was showering while my husband watched her and I came out to her with a dummy in her mouth. She loved it! It calms her down instantly. I'm so glad he started her on it!

[Jenga]

I was just doing a happy dance because my daughter finally took to the happy baby dummy tonight. She used tommee tippee a few times but this one is much easier for her to suck on. I've tried offering it to her a few times but she always refused it until now. I held it in a bit until she got the idea.

She is 5 weeks tomorrow.

[Missabubble]

My dd has had a dummy since a couple of days old. I was told it would interfere with breastfeeding but she loved to suck for comfort so i tried one. She took to it instantly & hasn't had a problem with bf. She will take any dummy, and brand or type. I have heard from other mums who's bubs just wouldnt take to a dummy tho.

[Minchi]

dd loved the dummy, in fact, she's 3.5 and i still cannot wean her off it no matter what we have tried. ds didn't want any at all. he would just suck his thumb, then eventually gave that up. im actually glad now (he's 2 next month) that he doesn't have it as it's one less thing to wean him off.

[Zeddie]

DS prefers the ortho ones. He had a dummy at 2 weeks because he had such a high sucking need and I have almost weened him off at 9 months now (yay!)

[ES2010]

My DS was given a dummy in special care at 3 days old. They use 'gumdrop' (made by hawaiian medical) dummies in special care. It all my son will take. You can get 4 for $15 on eBay. Just make sure they are authentic.

[Ali G]

We were also given gumdrop dummies in.special care



I should be doing something else...........

[Rose&Aurelia]

DD1 had a dummy from day 2-5 then point blank refused the one we bought. DH refused to buy her more as I had 2 serviceable ones attached to my boobs.

DD2 used one in PICU for comfort as I wasn't allowed to nurse her :( that lasted 3 days.

Ive learnt the art of offering the emptier boob as a dummy. Def helps with supply :)

[cookiedough]

Well I went to coles and then I saw the happy baby ones, I've seen them before but was hesitant to buy them cos they seem cheapies but they were the same shape as the coles ones and I thought I would give latex a go, and she likes them!! Took to it straight away. She was screaming her little head off and usually the only thing that will calm her down is boob, but then she gets too much milk and gets wind then vomits but she took the dummy instead and drifted off to sleep :smiliedance:

[Boobycino]

Thanks to this thread I tried Katelyn on a dummy again and she's taking it again! So if bubby refuses it it may not be forever.

I have the kmart cherry ones. I started her on avent ones but she didn't like them.

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[Bizzybee]

My 3m/o dd only takes it when she wants it. Stubborn little so and so!
If anyone tries to force it on her she grimaces and spits it it with a frown. We use the Avent orthodontic ones when she does take it though. I basically have to sit it at her lips and either she will or she won't!

ETA: she is quite a refluxy bub otherwise I wouldn't push it and just let her comfort suck on me when she does want it, but when I let her comfort suck she just gets windy and distressed and throws up on me :(

[Cool Cookies]

My DD is 4weeks+2days old & has not had a dummy & will not take one so we are gonna leave it at that. Our DS took one couple hrs after he was born & didn't get rid of it until he was 2yrs

[peanuthead]

My boy took the nuk dummies from birth. My girl is 13 weeks and flat out refuses any dummy I try to give her. Same with bottles. I've given up now :)

[Piffle]

Genuine (and possibly stupid) dummy related questions -

I am really suprised at how many newborns get dummies. I thought someone told me you weren't supposed to give them til 6 weeks of age due to messing up breastfeeding supply/demand etc?

Also, why do people WANT their babies to take to dummies? Doesn't it just give them another "external" sleep prompter/crutch that will have to be weaned off later? Wouldn't it be easier if they just managed without? Surely if they don't know any differently then they can't really miss a dummy?

I tried a dummy briefly when my DS was about 2-4 weeks and having a really unsettled night, but he wasn't interested and I didn't really push the issue.

[pilbarablossom]

I was always of the mindset that i wouldnt give my girl a dummy until much later, but when youre at your wits end and have tried everything else, you tend to cave. Im fortunate though...she doesnt go to sleep with it. She'll sometimes have it to calm her down then ill remove it and she'll fall asleep.

[Piffle]

I was always of the mindset that i wouldnt give my girl a dummy until much later, but when youre at your wits end and have tried everything else, you tend to cave.

This I get, and makes perfect sense to me. But why automatically give it to one week old baby? It seems unnecessary as they may turn out to settle quite well on their own and not be a comfort sucker.

[loodle]

DD wouldn't take hers until she was 6 weeks old when she was really unsettled after a long car trip, DS1 and DS2 were given them straight from birth by the nursing staff in the special care nursery to help improve sucking reflexes :)

[kw123]

This I get, and makes perfect sense to me. But why automatically give it to one week old baby? It seems unnecessary as they may turn out to settle quite well on their own and not be a comfort sucker.

It is possible to be at your wits end after one week!

[pilbarablossom]

Yep, i was at my wits end after 1 week! We didnt "automatically" give it to her, hence being at my wits end!

[pilbarablossom]

Besides, like everything, its a personal decision and i dont think anyone should be judging anyone

[kw123]

Agree! For us it was day three and my milk had come in and I was engorged so bub couldn't latch so he was screaming! Saved our life!

My LC also recommended a dummy to improve his sucking reflex. It's not just used to keep them quiet. Although they are good at that too! DS is a very "sucky" baby - some just are and some are not.

[strawberry swing]

I've read on the SIDS website that dummies help decrease the risk of SIDS. it goes onto say that it *may* interfere with breastfeeding so it's up to the individual to make an informed decision :)

I've had no trouble with giving my dd a cherry shaped dummy and breastfeeding her. (we use happy baby woolworths brand)

[1BabyMama]

My DS had a dummy from about 6 hours old as he was in the NICU and it was given with oral liquid to help settle him so they could put several catheters in and also run tests. He is now 16 months and loves his dummy. I think he'll still have it when his 10, lol.

[threechooks]

Some babies suck them right in and don't ever let them fall out (DD) some babies don't take it well at all and require you to replace it every minute (DS) Which is why we took it off DS at 5 mths because it woke him up every sleep cycle wnating his dummy. Nuk for us all the way. Expensive but worth it. For DS who didn't take it well i tried all brands and Nuk stayed in the longest.

[Smartiecat]

This I get, and makes perfect sense to me. But why automatically give it to one week old baby? It seems unnecessary as they may turn out to settle quite well on their own and not be a comfort sucker.

Little unfair?
My ds was 5 days old ... I spent a whole night nursing him with my nipple in his mouth (not sucking just in there, everytime I took it out ds started crying) ... Dh went ans bought dummies the next morning ... By the morning I was absolutely beside myself.

I was also one of those people who said my kids would never have dummies lol

[sparklebug]

I've read on the SIDS website that dummies help decrease the risk of SIDS. it goes onto say that it *may* interfere with breastfeeding so it's up to the individual to make an informed decision :)

Yay!! I love this research and quote it to everyone who gives me a hard time about using dummies! ;)

We use the orthodontic shape. Both my kids started with Avent- they look the smallest but both moved onto and loved the NUK ones.

Some kids just suck immediately, we panicked after the first time we gave DD one- we thought we'd never get it out lol
DS you'd have to hold it for a couple seconds, then it would fall out every so often.

[pilbarablossom]

I see your child is due in September....now, I don't want to wish this upon you or your baby because it's horrible for everyone involved, but if your child is uncontrollably crying, sucking at your boob for 24 hours straight, you haven't slept, he hasn't slept....are you really not going to try and give him a dummy? Would you rather you both get to the point of pure exhaustion? Like anything with parenting, you have to be prepared to compromise, whether it be a birth plan, feeding or dummies. SIDS and WHO guidelines are just that - guidelines. They provide you with information so you can make your own decisions. I don't think people should be judged or criticised just because they do something against these 'guidelines'.

In saying that, I wish you all the best of luck with your new bubba :)

[ciaomamma]

Nuk for me too :-) seems to be a popular choice. I wasn't too keen on dummies mainly because I had a hard time giving mine up! But I was prepared to give it if I needed to, DD was great baby, sleeping eating hardly ever cried, we saved the dummy for when we travel and at night time for sleep tho I'm trying to take it away when she's asleep so she's not sucking on it all might. She started consistently having the dummy for night time at 2 months.

[MrJones&Me]

DD only ever took/takes the nuk silicone dummies.

[Piffle]

Hmm... bit of sensitivity around.


I see your child is due in September....

My second child, yes. And as I said I tried a dummy with DS1 during an unsettled period but he wasn't a comfort sucker and it didn't take. So I'm not someone who is against them at all.

I'm not "judging" people or being "unfair". (?!?) I was genuinely asking why you'd give it to a brand new newborn because I know how my DS's behaviour varied wildly the first few days/weeks and we hadn't yet learned to figure out why/what he needed etc. I had no idea what I was doing caring for a newborn and I would have worried giving him a dummy would have masked the real reason he was crying or something. It just didn't occur to me to try it as a settling technique so early on when we were learning the ropes. Doesn't mean I think anyone else is wrong for doing it. I was genuinely interested as might try again for the next one.

[hopefully2]

My dd took any type but my ds (12 weeks) took time to take a dummy...still now needs me to hold it there till he gets a good tight suck. He only likes Avent flat silicone dummies.

I am all for dummies. I think they r a great comfort tool. Getting rid of my dd was not nearly as hard as I thought it would be and she was addicted. I would rather a dummy sucker than a finger or thumb sucker!

[bumMum]

Never! Neither of my kids would take a dummy grrr. My first child was never very oral anyway (bad feeder, never breastfed well and never attached to bottles much either :confused:)
My second is a boob only kinda baby. I've tried all kinds of tricks but nothing has worked.

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[smootch]

My bubs was in the hospital neonatal nursery for the first 3 days, they gave him this amazing dummy which he loves. I haven't given it back to him yet cos I don't have a sterilizer.

If he was in NICU and you want more google gumdrops or look on eBay. They sell them too


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[smootch]

DS 1 refused even though I persisted for 9 mths! Lol he had one for a week of so at birth in NICU
DS 2 loves his dummy, had it since day 3! Now 4 weeks


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[Bizzybee]

Hmm... bit of sensitivity around.



My second child, yes. And as I said I tried a dummy with DS1 during an unsettled period but he wasn't a comfort sucker and it didn't take. So I'm not someone who is against them at all.

I'm not "judging" people or being "unfair". (?!?) I was genuinely asking why you'd give it to a brand new newborn because I know how my DS's behaviour varied wildly the first few days/weeks and we hadn't yet learned to figure out why/what he needed etc. I had no idea what I was doing caring for a newborn and I would have worried giving him a dummy would have masked the real reason he was crying or something. It just didn't occur to me to try it as a settling technique so early on when we were learning the ropes. Doesn't mean I think anyone else is wrong for doing it. I was genuinely interested as might try again for the next one.

For me personally, after my ds1's birth (which was traumatic for everyone involved) I was unconscious for several hours. It was either give him a bottle to calm him or a dummy. My husband chose a dummy. It also helped stretch his comfort sucking out for extended periods and let me get much needed recovery after the damage to my body. He was also physically hurt during his birth and comfort sucked from birth.

For my ds2 after being awake for 48 hours (due to very noisy women snorers and then ds deciding to feed all night every hour) I gave him a dummy (day 4?) to get some sleep and keep him settled, before I collapsed in a heap.

Dd1 has a dummy. She isn't a comfort sucker. If she's distressed she wants to suck but gets upset if there is milk, so she takes a dummy, then spits it when she's calm.



I think you will find most people don't use it to extend feeds or because they can't be bothered trying to calm/comfort their baby, but because it is a perfectly safe alternative to sitting with breast in mouth 24/7 or and otherwise distressed baby.

[Rose&Aurelia]

Dd1 we offered at paeds suggestion on day 2 as she was a sucky baby. Mw then suggested she suck on my nipples as it would help bring on my milk and dummies were not so good for bf. we stopped using immediately. She used me ever since.

Dd2 - again Paed suggested as another sucky baby. I said no. But when she got sick and was in PICU for a week with a tube down her nose for food... They suggested a dummy for comfort. I agreed reluctantly. Once out she was back on boob. No more dummy.

I'm not a fan and would not use or recommend. But I'm happy to be used by the girls for a comfort suck.

[BigRedV]

My daughter took one straight away. I think it was a couple of weeks with my son, as he just loved to suck, and hated the boob for comfort sucking as I had so much milk.

[Renesme]

My DD didn't take a dummy so I didn't give her one. I'd be happy if my children didn't want dummies. My son likes a dummy and so he has one but there's no way I'd go through finding different dummies and forcing them to have one if they didn't want one.