Benjamin has a problem that just keeps taking us round and round in circles...
He sleeps on his tummy and has a dummy.
But when going to sleep, he turns his head from side to side (which we call snuffling) and as a result his dummy falls out, gets flung sideways...you name it...
We decided that now (as its getting worse) is a good time to get rid of his dummy, as his day sleeps are getting shorter, and he's getting grumpier by the day I looked up the plantley gentle removal technique as we'd like to avoid the whole controlled crying if we can..however, I can't get him to stay still with his dummy in long enough to be able to implement the gentle removal because he keeps snuffling the dummy out, but gets more upset by the second cause its not there, I end up trying to hold it in place while he frantically turns from side to side, its ridiculous!!
Ive tried letting him sleep with one, or both arms out, but that doesn't help as they randomly flap around and keep him awake.
If I put him to bed wrapped and on his back, 2 things happen...1, he talks to the shadows, the walls, the window, the curtains (and for all I know, the voices in his head) and doesn't sleep, and 2, the dummy falls out and he gets upset!
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