dummies while breast feeding

I personally wouldn't use one never have I have 2 kids and pregnant with my 3rd and apparently it can cause nipple confusion x

Had the same issue and my baby girl she is now 4weeks and 6 days! Everything tells you to wait so you don’t ignore their actual feeding times whilst they’re using the dummy. However, this was not an issue for me as I made sure I was keeping track of when she was actually feeding after every 2 1/2 hours. I will take the dummy out and see if she wanted to feed and I don’t have an issue with her being confused. Furthermore she would sit it out if she was hungry

I want to avoid using a dummy, but equally he will often use me for comfort which isn’t always ideal! I’ve found if I put a finger in his mouth he’ll happily suck away and soothe himself off to sleep, it’s worked well so far!

We have been using dummies a little. With my first I waited past 6 weeks and she would not take them at all. With this baby he's 10 days old and after the first couple of horrific nights I sent hubby to get some. We only use it to try and settle him to sleep after feeding or keep quiet in nappy changes in the night so I think as long as you use it intentionally, keep track of feeds etc it'll be fine. Similarly I introduced a bottle early with my first and she was fine, will do the same soon. Imo if we leave these things too long the babies sometimes won't take them at all.

I got the nipple shaped ones with my first after 3 weeks of her using me for comfort, we was fine

My baby wouldn’t even take dummies 😭 I tried on many occasion when she was crying after being fed/changed/cuddled etc and had no reason to be crying but she just spits it out every time! Guess it’s a good thing in a way as she won’t need it and won’t get addicted

I did use it with my first born, because when we tried to go for a small walk in the pram ourside he would cry and cry, so we tried the dummy, even if I was against it and it worked well. I was carefull to use it only when absolutely needed it and it did not interefere with exclusively breastfeeding him. he breasyfed for 2 years and dropped the dummy when he was 7 months, I think because I forgot to update the size 😉

i did with my first, we got a dummy on day 2 or 3 after my MIL suggested it when we told her we were struggling a bit. she only took it for about 3 weeks, but it didn't have any effect on breastfeeding, still feeding her now at 2 years old xx

I’m EBF - we introduced a dummy day 3 when hubby was on shift as he wouldn’t settle. (I originally said I wouldn’t through fear of affecting feeding). We only use it if we need to rather than all the tjme. Early days (1 week old) but so far no impact on feeding as I’m tracking when he was last fed and watching for cues. I had an appointment with a lactation consultant and she wasn’t concerned about it. I think maybe if we used it all the time it would be easy to miss feeding cues. Don’t worry too much about what you should/shouldn’t do (unless it’s safety related) everyone has an opinion on everything - you have to do what works for you ☺️