Dummy use reduces SIDS risk?

[the_queen]

Did anyone else see this article in today's paper?

I'll try to find a link for it.... Dummy cuts SIDS risk? (http://bmj.bmjjournals.com/cgi/rapidpdf/bmj.38671.640475.55v1?ehom)

It said that if a baby has a dummy at night, it reduces the SIDS risk by 90% :eek: :eek:

My first thought was, yeah but what about nipple confusion? I really really want breastfeeding to work this time around, and I want to give us every chance of succeeding - so I was not going to give a dummy at all, ever.

[sopolicha]

The article I read went onto say that is was an American study and the results were so good because the American's are not onto the idea of putting babies to sleep on the backs as a way of reducing the risk of SIDS.

PS My DD is about 14 weeks and bf she also has a dummy with no worries.

[the_queen]

LOL that'll teach me to jump to conclusions before reading the whole thing!!!
:p

[lil monkey]

My DD has just decided to sleep on her tummy at 10 months and she has her dummy - when she tries to put her face flat on the mattress, the dummy keeps her nose elavated so i guess that helps the air flow?!

[nemosmum]

My bub had no nipple confusion and I bf, he used a dummy from 3days old and had a bottle ocassionally from about 4 weeks of age.

I think it depends on the bub, every bub is different.
I hope you have a great bf experience this time round :)

[WeThree]

hi :0 i posted about this awhile ago in response to a mum who was getting a rough time frim her mum or something cause she was giving her child a dummy. my mum had told me about it and apparently alot of it has to do with the fact that bubs has something to do with their mouth, with sids they believe it is often the child simply 'forgetting' to breathe, yet with the dummy they are sucking, and therefore, breathing! :) i wouldnt worry to much about the whole nipple confusion thing, my kids didnt take to a dummy, but i know lots who did and happily breastfed as well, others may tell you different, but dummies can be a godsend :)

[ozzysmum]

ozzy had a dummy from about 5 days old and he's breastfed with no dramas. the dummy can be godsend when he's doing his 'incredible never sleeping baby' routine (the record is 22 hours) and you just need a bit of quiet time! now he's a lot more regular with his sleep and i pop the dummy in if he's having trouble nodding off, 9 times out of 10 it works. i saw the research that said dummies reduce SIDS so refuse to feel guilty about letting him have one despite what MIL says ;)

[veve]

hey all ..

my mum heard that on tv... and mentioned it to me (I had also said NO DUMMY EVER ) - that was of course not Jack's choice... and he sure let me know how he feels!!!

so when I said I felt bad using it - she refered me to the SIDS stuff - and I haven't looked back :) -

Jack hasn't (yet) had any confusion.. and he has a dummy... occasional bottles of formula/ water... and still loves the boob.. I agree though... it depends on the kid.

oh ozzyzmum!!!! when he's doing his 'incredible never sleeping baby' routine (the record is 22 hours) honey!!! that is awful!!! ((hugs)) how DID you do it?? !!!

xxx

[sopolicha]

LOL that'll teach me to jump to conclusions before reading the whole thing!!!
:p


Different paper - longer article, don't worry!!!

They also concluded that it was the dummy that stopped their face from pressing into the pillow or mattress - so right on Tayla's Mum.

[lil monkey]

Thanks Sopoli!

Now I don't feel so bad about giving her a dummy from 7 days old!

no nipple confusion either and damn good during the long awake periods - our record was only 15 hours though not 22 hours!

[rynosmum]

Oops - I'm a goose - I didn't see this thread and just posted the same thing in General.

Sorry !

:D

[mumof2girls]

I haven't read the article but both my girls had dummies when they slept but they both were classed as sids babies as they would stop breathing anywhere from 15-30 a night from a couple of days old until nearly one & they had to be on sids monitors. I was told a similar thing by my doctor many years ago (my oldest is 14) that is why I gave them a dummy but it didn't do anything for them :)


I'm not saying it doesn't work it just didn't work for my kids and believe me it was the scariest years of my life

[mummycloud]

I wish I could get Aiden to use a dummy :( I try and try but he only occasionally takes it after holding it his mouth for ages till he sucks...but usually he just pushes it out with his tongue :rolleyes:

The dummy apparently keeps the brain stimulated which reduces the risk of SIDS (so I've heard), which is why I desperately want him to take it. I worry so much about SIDS and I want to do EVERYTHING to prevent it.