when i got rid of the dummy my dd's sleep changed DRAMATICALLY.... i cannot tell you how wonderful it was to not have to be putting the dam dummy back in every 45 minutes throughout the night... she is great overnight sleeper now at 11months, perfect in fact... it took a long time though and a lot of mucking about...

for me if i were to have a second i would be (i guess) expecting them to self settle on most occassions probably from around 7 - 10 months..... but if i get a baby that loves cuddles then who knows, as i will be cuddling him or her to sleep as i didnt get to do that with my darling independant dd.....