Gentle removal

[Lucylooo]

Anyone any experience of Pantley's gentle removal of boob or especially dummy? Lo has me up hourly to put dummy back in, and us too young to find it herself even with straps/dummy bunny :(

Any success/failure?

[Lucylooo]

Bump? :)

[Lucylooo]

One last bump try! :/

[Popalina]

Came on here to ask the same thing. Nightmare isn't it! I was going to try the pantley method too, assuming you remove it earlier and earlier each time. I reckon it's going to be quite tricky though. Alternative is stick it out until they learn to put it back in?

I am torn!!

[Lucylooo]

I'm finding that her sleep is really shallow, easily awakened which I think might be the dummy, so I think I really do want to take it away.

But I'm really not sure the pantley method will work, she seems to drift off to sleep about four times before it sticks, which is going to make it hard and frustrating! Going to try tonight, popalina, wish me luck! Have you started?

[Popalina]

Good luck! I haven't but mainly because I have a lively toddler clinging onto me for most of the day so doing anything gently and quietly isn't an option. I tried to put her down cold turkey without and she just worked herself up so I popped it back in and the relief was palpable!

[Hedgehogging]

Yes!

My DD was boobed to sleep from day 1. Around 3 months I decided to try Pantley pull off just to try and reduce her dependence on me putting her to bed (was looking at occasional having to work in evening down the line).

I did it verrrrrrrrrry slowly. Initially I'd actually use dummy so settle her if she woke shortly after but similarly remove it just as she drifted off.

Well it wasn't a quick fix BUT at 4.5 months of age she has just in the last 2 weeks begun to achieve real, honest to God self-settling .

Last night she had a feed, remained awake throughout, then I put her in her cot with a bit of white noise and LEFT THE ROOM. She was asleep in 15 mins or so. No tears.

Hallelujia.

Go for it and best of luck!

[Lucylooo]

Thanks hedgehogging that gives me hope. Totally failed first time, maybe trying too early? So then went for cold turkey like you popalina... Awful! Back in within 5 mins! Her stamina much better than mine! ;)

[Popalina]

Honestly, they always win! I can't bear crying for long so I always give in!