Don't worry.. I'm not tempted to do controlled crying! LOL. But Tallon has been extra unsettled for a couple of nights, and it's just soooo draining getting up. Co sleeping is just as much effort, because I still have to get up and pick him up to settle him. He's really easy to settle, but just doesn't stay asleep!

My other issue is, I'm really struggling with whether to use a dummy or not. I've been prolonging it, but I feel I might need to start using it at night. I don't know why, but I have a real fear of giving him a dummy. Don't know if it's just me not wanting him to be comforted by anything except me, or if it's my pride, coz I keep telling mum I don't want to use a dummy, or if it's coz I'm scared I'll end up using it ALL the time, and I'll end up with one of those babies that is ATTACHED to his dummy.

Can someone tell me the benefits of using a dummy? I don't want to hear how great it is at shutting them up or anything, I know that. Is it going to affect my demand feeding? coz I usually stick him on the boob when he's upset. *sigh* I dunno what to do.

I'll admit he's had a stuffy nose the last week or so, so I'm trying to be patient, but it's really getting both me and DH down at the moment, coz we're just not getting a rest.

Any suggestions or words of wisdom will be greatly appreciated.