Until recently DS (9 months) was using a dummy to settle for naps, but recently it just hasn't worked (he spits it out, plays with it, does not settle).
A few days ago I stopped offering the dummy. Since then, for nap times I try to put him down awake (after mucho cuddles) and provide reassurance by patting and shushing next to his cot. But this seems to antagonise him (and picking him up again does not seem to calm him down much) - In the end I leave him a few minutes (no more than five) crying on and off in his cot, and he ends up falling asleep by himself. It is never wailing/stressed crying, more like on-off whinging crying usually with seconds of pauses in between.
However I'm worried that he will continue to cry to sleep. Is this normal? Is it okay to let him fall asleep like this? Or should I persevere with the dummy again?
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pikapoo · 06/02/2017 23:14
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