DD2 is 8 months old and for the last 8 weeks or so she has been waking every couple of hours. She doesn't want a feed (bottle) as she hasn't had one at nihgt time for about 4 months. ALll I have to do is pop her dummy back in and she goes back to sleep but then a little while later she is awake again. I can't say with acuracy how many times she wakes up as they all sort of blend into one, but it's at least 6 times a night

I know that it;s probably the dummy which is the problem, she needs it to settle but I can't face the week of hell if we try and take it off her. I have tried leaving her for 5 mins and she works herself up and goes mental! The kids are in another room, so i'm not worried about them waking, it's just me.

I really don't want to let her cry herself to sleep (even if it would work) so i'd like to find some other options first. DH just says shut the door and leave her but i'm not doing that!

Please help, I am so bloody tired I can't think straight