sooo frustrated, lil busybodies keep telling me why im giving my 6 week old a dummy, thing is she sometimes wants more than her 4 to 5ounches of milk, and whenever she has more than that at one go, she vomits the extra out…so we gave her a dummy to comfort her and its worked, also i hear that using a dummy reduces chances of cot death…any truth?
is there any other advnatages of giving them a dummy? so i can implode this info onto these random women who think they know it all…grrrr
also other witty one liners please on the follwiong:
when they lecture about bottle feeding, i know breast is best, but millions bottle feed and its my choice right…i have reasons for why i cant breastfeed. so whats the best anser for this?
thanksss guysss
Dummy? I'm assuming thats another word for pacifier :)
My daughter was exclusively breastfed and I couldn't have possibly survived without a pacifier. Like her pediatrician jokingly said when I asked him if I could use it .... "You either use a pacifier or you become one yourself".
I used it sparingly though, only when she wanted to sleep and couldn't which was pretty often throughout the day :p As soon as she fell asleep, she would stop sucking on it and I would take it out and put it away. She gave it up herself when she turned 8 months, so I don't see any harm in using it as long as you don't stuff it in her mouth ALL the time.
my son was liek that.. just wanted to suck to fall asleep even after a full feed.. he HATED his pacifier and never took one... i would feed him some more but then he woudl throw up ofcourse.. i had to get tough.. it took a week but he settled down...
now im glad he never took it... dont have to worry bout taking it away from him.. but at the time, it would have been great!
i used a paci with my daughter who simple wanted to suck, suck and suck all the time and the paci was a life saver. She gave it up herself too, I don't exactly remember how old she was but she simple started refusing it.. probably around 7 - 8 months.
Next time anybody asks you not to use it... atleast ask them. .why ?what's the harm? It's not as if you are stuffing it into your childs mouth all the time.
And just ignore people and do what you think is best for your child. Nobody knows your baby like you do.
Good Luck.
i understand nadz... its ur decision to bf or not.. there is a fine line between beng concerned and nosy. ppl in pak are nosy and thaz wot i hate abt them. rather than asking they accuse in such a way u feel bad for not bfing. ideally BF is the best thing for atleast 3 mnths of life.. cant help u with witty liners.
my daughter is 6mnths and colic and i didnt give her pacifier but the moment she turned 3 mnths i gave her one day cus she was cryin so much becus of gas it helped immensely.. i rocked her and she slept... only to wake up after few mins. but atleast thora sookoon toh milta hia.i give her pacifier when she wants to sleep.. also when she wakes up suddenly cryin becus of gas pain... also when she is cryin while i m changin nappy... or while she cryin when she is full... sometimes in car also. but playtime ofcourse not. lets see how long she takes it. let ppl talk crap. some ppl in pak give pacifier too so its no big deal. u can tell her she cries even when she is full... thaz gud enough reason. as far as i know u live in UK... kya UK mein bhi aisi interferring time loog hia?? jeez
I wish Enaya would take one! I was against them initially, and was surprised the nurses gave it so casually at the hospital. But you are right, sometimes the need the sucking motion to be soothed, and it has nothing to do with hunger. Don't worry about it. When it's time to quit, it shouldn't be too hard.
I initally was against giving my little one a soother, but I had to end up giving it as he was getting used to sleeping on me whilst breastfeeding. So he literally was using me as a dummy.
I guess babies sometimes need something like a dummy to sooth n ease them abit.