Crumpet i hate dummies, i hate evrything about them.
I agreed with you until our last baby had some surgeries that were so painful and meant he had to be doped up on morphine..and in that situation, a dummy is a lifesaver let me tell you!! So I do think dummies have a place.

I'd try and wean now, I think 7 months is a great age to take it away. We did it with our first baby and it really onlt took a couple of nights. GL!!