I threw out the dummy when Caty was about 4 months old. She cried for about two days but after that was fine, forgot it ever existed ect. Then I stuuuuupidly got her another one (she had 24hr gastro and I was feeling quite sorry for her) and it's become a real problem with her waking in the night. She can go to sleep without it fine, but if she wakes during the night (usually around 4-5am) I can't get her back down without resorting to it. I HATE the fact she falls straight asleep once it's in. So I'm trying to get rid of it. Ha, we have someone living upstairs though whom I don't want to wake, so it's a bit tricky...

I think you're confusing 'crying' with 'control crying'? Isn't control crying a timed thing? If you chuck the dummy, of course there will be tears, but that doesn't mean it's control crying. Even if it's a week of tears, it's worth it if bubs can survive without a dummy, IMO anyway.

I would start with restricting the dummy during the day...I got into the habit of chucking it in for no good reason...very bad habit!