Thomas has a dummy only for bed, but over the last few days he's been waking once at 2.30ish and again this morning at 4am he goes back as soon as he has his dummy back and then doesn't wake til gone 6-6.30ish, have tried control crying but it breaks my heart to hear him cry so i normally cave in, i know i'm probably making a rod for my own back. He's not so bad when I take his dummy out just after he's fallen asleep. Any suggestions ladies? x

Hi, I know you have found CC hard in the past but how long ago did you try it? It may be that now Thomas is a bit older, he will be easier to settle? I only suggest this as I have recently resorted to CC with Hugo for night wakings and it's gone better than expected. I did CC for giving up his dummy as well at 6 months and this time around its been much much easier and quicker

Good luck

Hi I would do cc aswell it's really not as bad as thought!!
Heidi never really took dummie n now has not used it for months so I was very glad did not have probs with it!
Does he have any other comferter(sp) u can give him?( fab teddy blanket) n c if that may help?
Sorry if not much help as heidi was never fussed with it.

Thank you for your replies, it was a while back when i tried the cc, so i'll give it another go and try to hold my nerve and not cave in so quickly! Thomas was like heidi at first and wasn't really that bothered but now he won't go to sleep without it. x

Well ladies, just put thomas down for his nap WITHOUT his dummy! wish me luck. x

Good luck!

Good luck. Xxx

OMG, I failed miserably! just caved in. Poor little mite got so upset that I couldn't do it any longer, will try again tomorrow!
As soon as he had his dummy he fell asleep! bless. x

sellotape it in his mouth lol

CC worked great for me with jayden. i knew he was clean and fed so he was only crying for the sake of it so i let him get on with it. Try not to cave, he will tire himself out sooner or later, he will learn that he needs to sleep and then you will be there when he wakes

xx

could you attach the dummy to his sleeping bag with a dummy clip or short ribbon? (obviously not long enough to be a tangling worry?) so that he knows where to find it if it falls out? my LO has a dummy for daytime naps but sucks his thumb at night as we ditched to dummy when he was 3 months old as he had stopped feeding at night and was waking up to be re-plugged-soon put a stop to that i was wearing out the carpet running back and forwards!

god you nlot are good.... both my boys have dummies - my oldest only has his for bedtime, so will get rid when 3 - and he has an elephant for comfort aswell! then mason nearly 9 months hgas dummy and loves it i dont mind him having it he also has a snuggle for comforrt but could just not bring myself to take off him!!! good luckj xxx

hi my lo sleeps on the boob,i want her sleeping without it nw had enough.She stopped the dummy when she was 3 months ,I wish i hadnt given it up now,she doesnt hav any thing else,blancket or soother teddy ,when i dont breatfeed her to sleep i just rock sing and dance her to sleep.tiring ,any ideas on how to attach her to something wich will tell her its bedtime