Hi MantaRay.Thanks for getting to me so quickly Generally when she pulls off screaming, I just persist, and get her reattached eventually through the screams. My gut tells me that it is the dummy that is the cause. She generally has 6 to 7 feeds in 24 hours, and she seems to take more when there is no dummy. Her last feed for the night is at about 9, and she will pretty much settle straight away with or without the dummy. She wakes at about 3, and settling takes longer after this feed, and again, made much easier with the dummy. During the day, she wont sleep unless she is rocked in my arms, but, she will go down in her cot if she has the dummy.

I'm really at a loss here, cos she will either sleep well or feed well, but not both! I'm trying so hard to keep BF, but how long should it take to establish?? Surely we should have it together by now!

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