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Well, Katelyn was born at 27 weeks and they gave her a (tiny) dummy
to help her sucking reflex develop. At about 6 months old she
decided that there really wan't anything in it and spat it out so i just
did not force her to have it and she didn't seem to mind so that was the
end of it. She never sucked her thumb or fingers either.
George refused to take anything in his mouth except the real thing (
nipple!) Could not even comp feed him if I wanted to until he was 8
months old and by then we never worried about a dummy and he also never
sucked his thumb or fingers even though as a small baby he fel asleep at
the breast.
Maybe I was just lucky. I think if you are going to use a dummy
then it is fine so long as you are not incesantly shoving it into a happy
babies mouth. you see the baby sitting in the pram looking about
really happy and then Mum notices the dummy beside him/her and picks it up
and shoves it in. WHY? Just in case he/she wants
it? Just coz it loks good? It is beyond me.
I think Dummies are fine so long as they are used with general common
sence and not forced into the babies mouth at every opportunity.
They can help to get wind up as sucking may help a baby with
wind. they can be used to comfort for short peoriods to hold off a
feed when trying to change babies routine but I really don't agree with
them being used all day and night. Once asleep, take it out.
Why does a baby need to sleep sucking something all night? That is a
learned thing that parents teach their baby. So why teach it??
Hope that helps
Rhonda
-------Original Message-------
Date: Monday, February
24, 2003 10:11:34
Subject: [ozmidwifery]
Thumb not dummy
My wife and I personally choose not to use a
dummy.
Our boy is 8 months and sometimes he sucks
fingers, but it is never for any duration and seems to be when his teeth
are coming through.
We spoke with our Midwife and she advised us
that there was nothing to worry about if he was sucking fingers
or thumb.
I also read on a website that the thumb
sucking was usually associated with "Breast" anxiety ( due to being weaned
too early). Whether or not this is true I don't know.
I haven't yet found any research that
suggests dental problems associated with thumb sucking.
darren
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