Brooke, you are already doing what I was suggesting - just not to go in when they are only grizzling/whinging. Like Vanita said, Maya has just worked out how to get mummy back!! Hmmmmm...don;t really have any suggestions. Do you think that it is because she is loosing her dummy that she gets upset? During the day, I put Pup into his cot awake and turn on his musical mobile. I know that sleep clinics tell you not to do this as it is just a stimulation for them, but it doesn't seem to faze Pup. He just watches it go round until either it stops or he falls asleep. He also has a small stuffe toy in his cot (another no no as far as the sleep experts are concerned...I do all the bad things 8-[ ), so he can have a little play with that if he has managed to unwrap himself (which he normally does).
The other thing, I guess, is to make sure that Maya is tired enough to have a sleep. Until I got used to it, I was sometimes putting Pup down for a sleep before he was tired enough, and hence, he would start to grizzle and cry as he wanted to be up. On hot nights, I have this problem. His normal bed time is 7.30 - 8pm, but I have found that sometimes on hot nights, if he doesn;t settle within 10 minutes, then I just pick him up, bring him out into the lounge (or wherever) and try again in an hour or so. We don;t play with him or talk to him a lot during this time. Sort of like quiet time for toddlers and children I guess.
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