DS (7 months) has had a dummy since birth, initially it was just given as a soother while he was in NICU, but gradually he has become quite dependant on it to the point of wanting it 24/7. I don't want him to be dependant on it so have been hiding it during the day, and only offering it when he cannot be settled and for sleep.

He cannot sleep without it. I've tried the suggestion from 'The No Cry Sleep Solution', however that didn't work. Once he's asleep take it out but when the sleep cycle ends he is unable to settle himself into another cycle. My thoughts at the moment are to continue sleeping with the dummy until he is a bit older (perhaps a year old) and wean him off it then... What do you think/suggest?

Do I wean him, or go cold turkey? Wait, or now? He's a pretty bad sleeper already, and I'm in two minds... If his sleep improves with the dummy then we will have to later deal with the removal of it; or suffer through it now. Help!