My mum was never an advocate of dummies. In fact all six of us (yes she bought up six kids and yes all the same father) had different comforters, mainly pieces of rags that ended up damp and dishevelled as time went on, but never dummies. I however, when son1 was born, decided it was modern day and he was what the midwife referred to as a 'sucker' and needed a soother of some kind. While I was breastfeeding for what seemed to be 23 out of the 24 hours of the day, his dummy came in good use for his nipple-free time.
Forward nearly three years and he still relies on his dummy to get him to sleep, ease his bumps and bruises and more. I'd love to take it away but I admit I don't know how and if I'm bitterly honest, I can't face the tantrums, the tears and energy that would be zapped out of me (and him) for a bit of plastic, however precious.
As every mum with a dummy-lover child knows, you don't leave home without a dummy or ten. It pains me though cause you can bet we somehow return home with at least half the amount of dummies we left with.
My main concern is hygiene, call it OCD or simply health and safety, but when son1's dummy falls on the floor, it needs to be sterilised under boiling water before placing back in his mouth. Obviously this is almost always impossible when you're out and about, but I've recently come across Tommee Tippee's super-handy Soother, Teat & Teether Wipes, claiming to kill 99.9% of bacteria, which is good enough for even a hygiene-freak like me. I highly recommend you keep some in your baby's changing bag, car, handbag or likewise, it will change yours and your baby's mood when that dummy accidentally hits the floor plus you won't lose all those other just-in-case dummies you've shlepped along for the ride.
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