krysalyss - i have tried that and it sometimes works, during the day it can work and she will not notice and will continue sleeping, but it doesn't seem to stop her waking up as she moves into a deeper or lighter sleep (between sleep cycles, usually 45 minutes). I tried it with success yesterday, i think she slept a further hour and a bit which was really good, then tried it at night and she woke up a little while after and i then had to calm her down etc. so unfortunately it doesn't seem to be the answer.

the thing is, she has never really been that into the dummy, i guess i sort of forced it upon her thinking it would be a good thing.... she often spits it out several times as i am trying to settle her to sleep... but it seems to be the only thing that quickly re-settles her, if that makes any sense.

flea - i think i will just try feeding her next time it happens in the middle of the night and see if that gives me a few hours.... the frustrating thing is, even if she has just had a feed, she STILL wakes up.... it seems to be every 45 minutes.... its so annoying as she used to go to sleep at night and stay asleep for a few solid hours, sometimes 5 or 6. I just don't get why now she can't stay asleep. I have to help her back to sleep by either replacing dummy, or i could pick her up and let her cry in my arms while i rock her.

i wish i knew why she is waking so frequently.