How long are you waiting to give a dummy if BF?

Question

Baby girl is 12 days old and just uses my nipple to sooth/loves eating all day/night! I also have a 2.5 year old so I can’t carry on with that but wonder if it’s a bit early to introduce it…only waited 2 weeks with my first coz she had colic

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I gave it to my baby while still in the hospital and she had no problem with breastfeeding.

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I offer it basically right away. If you’re confident in breastfeeding, it shouldn’t be an issue. My first two babies never took a paci, but my 3rd and 4th did. Looks like my 5th is going to take one too— it’s so helpful!

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From a therapy/ development point of view there’s no “too early” to give it. Many babies get it in the NICU soon after birth. If BF is going well and your intuition says it’s fine I say go for it. Remember to keep offering frequent feeds

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I’d like to know this. Do they recommend waiting 6 weeks like they do for introducing a bottle? Baby not here yet but also got a 2.5 year old so not sure how I’ll manage breastfeeding again!

How long are you waiting to give a dummy if BF?

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