well i stuck to my guns that day, it was hard, she cried for approx 20 minutes before falling asleep each time... it wasn't as bad as i thought actually... by the end of the day i was wrapping her and putting her down and i was not hearing a peep - success i thought, in just one day.... brilliant... BUT, then during the night when she woke, i suddenly realised 'how will i settle her??' - without a dummy i would either have to feed her (really trying not to encourage starting night feeds again when i know she can sleep thru), rock her, etc etc, so when she woke in the night, she got her dummy again...

i thought okay, i will just use it for re-settling.... this worked for a day or so, but now as i go to put her down for a nap, i have to use the dummy, otherwise she cries. i dont think there is a happy medium with dummies.... i wish i could use only in the middle of the night to avoid feeds, but it seems if i use it sometimes, she wants it all the time...

we are having a terrible terrible time at night... i am up sometimes 3 times in an hour because she has woken up and i have to go put the dummy back in... it goes on all night.... i am at a loss with what to do. i even offered her a bottle one time, at 2am (when her last feed was 9pm), but she wouldn't take it.

as soon as i put the dummy in she closes her eyes and goes back to sleep, but she is so restless and keeps turning her head from side to side, and then the dummy falls out and then I'm up again. really struggling.

if your bub is waking so many times at night, i am thinking if i didnt have the dummy then what would i do?? am going to talk to my MCHN about it tomorrow for suggestions.

i tried co sleeping last night but she still was restless and kept waking. we didnt feed though. she can go a long time without a feed, but not without waking. i am hanging out til she is 6 months so i can then consider other avenues, like leaving to cry a little etc. am desperate.