The Lullaby Trust even says that using a dummy at night time may even reduce the risk of SIDS
— a platform offering classes and services to a community of new parents by leading healthcare professionals — to answer all your dummy questions."While most babies do not require a dummy and may be satisfied with breastfeeding, bottle-feeding or cuddles as a source of comfort, some babies do find comfort sucking on their thumb or a dummy," says Susan.
"It's important to note that you should never clean a dummy by putting it in your mouth before it goes into your baby's mouth. One tip we always give to parents is to check regularly for cracks, splits and holes, as they can act as germ traps! And it's good practice to renew your baby's dummy often."
In the first month, while your baby is learning the art of breastfeeding, it is important that all the suckling that they do is on the breast, and Susan says this for two reasons.
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