Avent Newborn Soothers

There's often great debate over whether babies should be given soothers or not. I decided whilst pregnant that I wasn't aversed to the idea, so long as my son was weaned off them early on, & wasn't overly dependant on them. I had heard that babies who weren't given soothers would get into the habit of thumb sucking - a habit which is even harder to break since the thumb can't be taken away! Since I was breastfeeding, we didn't give our son a soother straightaway, as the advice is that learning to suck a teat/soother can interfere with breastfeeding. However, after 3 weeks of constant screaming, we were ready to give soothers a chance! Having ...  Read the complete review

I was given a soother when I was a child and so was my sister. I am a strong believer in if a child needs one to give them one but to make sure they do not become reliant on them. The first time I came accross these was when I bought an avent steriliser for my first child and I had two free in the box. They were see through clear plastic. They had a small teat that fitted into my sons mouth perfectly no gagging. They did not take up his face and make the soother stand out either. These turned out to be very handy with him to keep him calm while I made his bottle at night feeds. When I had my daughter I also invested in these dummies, this time ...  Read the complete review

As a Mum who swore she would never use a dummy i caved into these on day 3 of having a very unsettled baby who wanted to suckle constantly. I do want to make it clear my son is now 8 months and hasnt used a dummy sinse he was 3 months so i am by no way converted to using a dummy for longterm but i did find they made my son so much calmer and happier so for me they were such an amazing investment! I found until he could see properly he did need the comfort of sucking something without needing minl from me so these just solved the problem. I found them easy to keep clean- just follow the clear instructions about steralising. I found i needed 6 on the go at the one time ...  Read the complete review

When I was pregnant with my first son we had decided that w wouldn't give him a dummy. Firstly I hated the fact that they tended to be as big as the babys face that it looked ridiculous and secondly everyone said it would interfere with breastfeeding. Needless to say after a few sleepless nights we thought we would give it a try because I was so tired I was hallucinating. The second time around we used these dummies from the start. I got a pack of these dummies free when I bought my Avent microwave steriliser so I'm not sure how much they cost. I have seen them at a glance in Boots and Mothercare and I'm pretty sure they are widely available. The ...  Read the complete review

These dummies are absolutely great.I have two boys and both of them had these when they were babies.Although it states that they are newborn soothers my tow didn't have dummies till at least 3 months when they are at the hungry all the time stage.I was breastfeeding so it can be a bit awkward when out in town to suddenly latch a baby on especially when breastfeeding is not allowed in certain places(such as adams where i was thrown out for it!).So a dummy was the last resort.Not too pleased about the whole idea of having to use a dummy and how it can effect babies teething etc i looked thoroughly at several and decided that these were the ones to try. Upon opening ...  Read the complete review