Blinging up baby

I’ve found a great gift to get Baby A – check this out:

Baby bling

 

Yep, that’s right…it’s a GOLD dummy. It’s exactly what he needs – chomping on his dummy with style!

Not the dummy, dummy!

Baby A has been getting much more active, much more hyper lately. We know he’s not an easy baby – he’s not the sort you can leave to play by himself, that’s for sure – but he seems to be getting harder and harder to control.

So….we’ve had to resort to using a dummy to calm him down. He’s really getting attached to using one, so we try and limit it as much possible. As soon as he has it in his mouth, he relaxes and just concentrates on sucking on it. Yep….it’s a great way to shut him up.

I’m still not quite sure whether it’s good to use a dummy. You hear all sorts of things, such as damaging the gums and future speech problems. But until we get him interested in watching TV (I know, we’re terrible parents!) it’s going to have to be the dummy.

….Actually, what the hell, we won’t give him the dummy OR television. He can cry all he wants but we won’t give in.

Maybe.

Dummies: to use or not to use

Now that is the question. Some people believe that dummies are a bad idea - it teaches your kid bad habits and they end up relying on it. Then again, if you don’t give them a dummy they may resort to sucking their thumb. I know someone who was still sucking their thumb at the age of 10. Mummy A knows someone who continued to suck their thumb to sleep at the age of 19!

I don’t really know the answer, but we have started giving Baby A a dummy. After all, how else can you shut the baby up when you’re trying to watch TV?