All 3 of my kids were thumb suckers and i was 100% fine with that. Total strangers were not.

I tried 3 times to get my children to use a dummy for my own piece of mind. They were not dummy babies

My first loved it and my second wouldn’t have a bar of it

Every child is so different. We didn’t use a dummy for my first born he just didn’t take to it and wasn’t interested but my second uses it for every sleep. If they seem fine without it maybe just see how things go, take the pressure of yourself.

We gave up after only trying a few times. Our little one just spat it our – I am so glad that despite having many to choose from they were all gifts or freebies!!!

You’re not alone, our daughter would spit it out so we threw it out. I just figured if milk wasn’t coming out of it then she wasn’t interested. No need to feel insulted, to each their own and at least we never had the problem of trying to wean them off a dummy.

I didn’t give my daughter a dummy and then at 2yrs old she found her thumb…I don’t know how to get rid of the thumb sucking

Sometimes it’s just the baby. One of mine loved his, another wasn’t having a barof it, and one we just didn’t offer it to.

My boys had dummies but my daughter didn’t want it, she found her thumb instead which was just as easy to get her to stop like the boys and their dummy

I’m confused by the desire to use a dummy so much. I understand if that is your choice to help bubs with soothing, sleep issues or whatever it may be. I think you should be happy that your baby doesn’t need one. I never used one with my son he wouldn’t know what it is and that was my choice. Count your self lucky you will not have to battle your child to ween them off a dummy or potential teeth problems I have seen both in other children. Also enjoy the beautiful smile of your bub I don’t agree a soother is a cute accessory, when it’s hiding the cutest feature on their face.

I was told dummies weren’t recommended before 6 weeks to avoid confusion with the nipple. My bub is 9 weeks and he is not accepting the dummy yet. Does it matter if they don’t want it? I had the idea that if you can do without it then it’s all good.

Our first bub never took to a dummy, I kind of thought it strange, bit I wasn’t going to force it on him…
Our second, who is almost 6 months old has a dummy, and one of my biggest regrets was giving him one…
When he wakes sometimes 8 times in the night just because he wants his dummy, it drives me nuts! He otherwise sleeps through the night, he only wakes because of the dummy and I hate it!
I know I should think myself lucky that I can give him the dummy and he goes right back to sleep, and I dont have to be up for ages feeding or resettling him, but it really is annoying, I will be trying to wean him off it very soon as I just dont want to deal with it anymore!

I never used a dummy for my children so don’t know if this is a joke or not. I just assumed you put the dummy in their mouth and they begin sucking, with the belief it will eventually lead to milk.

Learn new things every day

My first Son had his dummy til he turned 9 months old, he just turned his head away and refused it completely which was good really as I didn’t have to wean him off it. My 2nd son had his dummy until he turned 2 1/2 and I threw them all away and bought him a big boys cup but it was hard and seemed like months of him finding one and then me having to sneak it to the bin but we got their. My twins had dummy’s til nearly 3 which was too long. My now 2 year old son who turned 2 April 16th this year is still using his dummy but my husband and I are very close to getting rid of the dummies.

I used a pacifier for my youngest son when he was born. At 3 months old he just spat it out. Never bought him another one. Not all babies like them so I wouldn’t worry about it

My son had and loved his dummy. It was a lifesaver for a child who screamed 24/7 until he was about 1. Maybe your child just doesn’t want a dummy – and it’s being spat out or refused involuntarily. That’s okay. You haven’t failed at it. Your bub may just not want it.

Mine were never much for dummies and as I’ve seen kids addicted to them I count it a blessing.

My kids unfortunately loves their dummies but both gave then up at 2

My kids never love the dummy.

I had no luck with a dummy with three of my four children. But at least I never had to worry about taking it away from them either.