Dummies

I went in to my daughter after she had a nap today to get her and found a dummy on the floor which had been partially bitten through the teat. I was shocked to say the least! Then it dawned on me she’s still been using dummies that are the 0-6 month ones! Is there a difference in the different age dummies? She uses the tommee tippee ones that have an “orthodontic design” (whatever that means!) and rarely uses them apart from to bed. Is using the wrong dummies likely to have done some damage to her teeth already?!
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It won't have damaged her teeth at all. The orthodontic thingy = they are shaped and soft enough to best allow the teeth to come through without pushing them into a bad position. 0-6mth dummies are a softer silicone/rubber than the 6-18mth ones. The earlier ones they expect LO to only have gums, the older one they expect at some point teeth will come through and so are made to be more resistant to being cut by them. If you are going to continue with dummies for a bit, then i would suggest getting ones for her current age group, so she can't bite through it and potentially swallow pieces.

@Hattie thank you for the explanation on the differences. Will be getting some asap and chucking the rest💗

They are age related for choking reasons, younger the age, smaller the dummy is inc the plastic part which then they’ll be able to put in their mouth ☺️

@Courtney ahhh okay thank you! First time mum and no clue…it’s just one off those things I’d genuinely not kept on top of! Ordered some new ones now and the others will be going in the bin asap! Xx

Parenthood is a guessing game as it is. I take everyday as it comes😂 otherwise I’d drive myself nuts! X

The older ones are also slightly larger in size. My LO hates the older ones, so is still on the 0-6m ones 😂

@Bobbie Wilson have you had problems with your LO biting through the teat? My girl is viciously teething her molars, one has broken through but her gums are so swollen so she’s still biting and grinding down on her dummy xx

No not yet, I only realised the other day were still on the same 2 dummy's he's had since birth 😂😂 but he does only have 2 teeth in fully and 1 just broken through

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