Hi Jess this is cut and pasted from another conversation so I hope it makes sense...

In a nutshell I wait for the tired signs, take her in the room, wrap and put on her tummy as she prefers it. She loses her dumy now and then but I wait till she is treally ****ed at losing it before I go in so she is grateful and doesnt spit it out again. If it becomes a game i leave her to suffer lol. She can now unwrap herself so I often find her standing or sitting so I just rewrap and lay her doiwn ahgain, I never pick her up, the idea is for her eventually to be able to self settle and not need me at all to sleep.

I used to stay in ther and pat her bum but that is because she was used to being rocked. Now I kiss her and leave but if she is distressed and only if she is actually distressed, not just ****ed at me for lraving her do I go in. Does that make sense? .

Oh sometimes I chuck a few dummies in so if she loses it there are spares lol.

It is tough Shayna but I figure I was exhausted too I got up to V last night once at 12 to feed her then she woke at 430 and woulkdnt go back to sleep and was still up at 530 so I got her up and gave her breakfast and she was all like "put me back in bed" lol so funny

Oh I just remembered something...If they are crying and then settle down a bit they are learning how to calm them selves and eventually can calm themselves to sleep so the more timnes shre goes quiet inbetween the crying, the better. .

I let V play until she is yelling lol then I wrap again sometimes I have to do it 3 or 4 times.... eventually she is so tired she doesnt bother...battle of the wills

Cheers Natty