Dummy? Please help

Hi,
I never considered using a dummy, just didn't cross my mind. But I read somewhere it's ok to use one early on as babies have the need for lots of suckling, and obviously they can't be on the breast ALL the time.
Mika is 2 weeks old now, and the last few days it's been mayhem. She's been up way too much, both during the day and at night (I'm talking hours on end). She often acts like she's hungry, but then I put her on and she falls asleep on the breast within a few minutes, but when I put her down she wakes up. Obviously this can't go on.
I'm wondering if a dummy would help.

Anybody have any advise? And if so, what kind of dummy do you recommend?
Getting quite desperate here.

Sounds like she wants to suck - definitly definitly try one. You will be able to put some decent space between feeds and have a much more happy settled baby. Good luck!

A dummy has been a lifesaver for me as I have a baby who likes to suck and has reflux. I have found the NUK ones the best and it seems a lot of others on here have too. They seem to stay in better or maybe babies like the shape of them I dont know. My advice is to get a couple (normally in packs of 2 anyway) so you always have a clean one if it drops on the floor. Also she may take awhile to take to it put persevere and she should catch on, I always would jiggle it around or tap on it a little as the vibration/movement seems to make them suck on it??? Good Luck

That is exactly what Cooper was doing, I was against dummy's but am loving that he has one! It was either me or the dummy....

I got a Nuk one as well.

Apparently you wean them before they are 2 or around about then if you can't get it off them before by hanging it on the Xmas tree for the Elves to take & turn into toys

Dummies have been a life saver for us. Isobelle is a sucky baby, she'll suck on anything that comes close, especially noses! We use the dummy especially for bedtimes, I've found the NUK ones work best for us.

Hi Ella

To sterilize a dummy give it a wash with a little bit of dishwashing liquid and warm water, rinse to clean. Boil some water in a kettle and pour the boiled water into the "cap" that covers the dummy when not in use (make sure that's clean first too) then sit the dummy in it for 5 minutes.

Just keep an eye on the dummies you have boiled as the instructions I've read say not to do that as it could damage them (ie the pieces may come apart?). Doubt that would happen straight away ...depending on how long you left them in there .

We initially used dummies with a latex teat, but I found fluff etc would stick to them more than the ones silicone teats, so we switched to them.

Hope your wee girl continues to settle well with the dummy, all the best .

I thought using dummies were a no-no in the early weeks when the baby was learning to breastfeed properly... am I wrong?
My little boy has been comfort sucking on the breast at the end of most feeds lately, and I have to pry him off sometimes . He also settles sometimes when he's being grizzly by sucking on the side of my finger, so am guessing a dummy may really help when I can't otherwise settle him.
So may now get one if its okay to do so...

I used dummys for all of my boys from about 3 days onwards (twins, it was a week onwards) so that they could comfort suck without damaging me. As they got older I strictly use it for bedtimes only and then carry it with me when I go out just incase we have a meltdown ie in the supermarket. All of my boys weaned themselves off the dummys at around 6 months old. I havent used one for the twins for a good month now - I should go chuck them out.

They were lifesavers in the first few months but after that they dont seem to need them. It never caused any interference with sucking for my eldest who was breastfed and the twins with their bottles.

As long as they have no latching issues its fine to use a dummy, we got one in the first week for Isobelle and she was a great bfeeder until the reflux ended it all.

I would keep trying, it took us a couple of weeks until Heidi really got the hang of it. But its entirely up to you of course, if it does not upset her I would keep trying.

One thing I did was hold her (with my shirt on) almost like I was BF her and have the dummy in so it kind of held it there and she seemed to suck it then, and even now sometimes I have to give it a little jiggle or gentle tap to get her to suck on it.