Introduce a dummy at 6 months? Mad?

[Fevrier]

I have held off giving dd a dummy as i believed it wrecked my sons sleep! As soon as I gave him one he started to wake all night for it so I took it away cold turkey before 6 months.... But dd is now waking ever 1 to 2 hours all night to feed or be rocked.... She was great til 5 months obviously! And so since sleep can't get any worse I thought I could try a dummy for her and attach it to her teddy. She finds him in the night but he doesn't get her off to sleep again sp she rolls around and cries for me...

I tried letting her cry herself to sleep last night (fed to sleep tilnow) and she yelled a lot and for longer than I would like and I am do so so tired (with a 3 year old too) that I can't see crying through (also hate it anyway)....

Any dummy warnings?

She probably wobt take one anyway. She thinks a bottle is interesting but won't suck milk from one. Does chew and chat to it though!

Helpplease!!!!

Hello Fevrier, My dd has had a dummy since she was born, and it has been a huge help. The reason it has worked is because she doesn't seem to mind waking up without it once she's fallen to sleep, and can get herself back to sleep without it, although every now and again we do have to go in and find it for her if she's lost it, but that only takes 30 seconds! So, basically you might find your daughter takes to it better than your son? I say give it a go, what've you got to lose if sleep is already bad?? Hope that helps :)

Thanks. I might try it tho I expect she won't take one given her age and conservative nature! Would be amazing if she found comfort done way other than my breast.... Feeding her all night at the moment.

There's a big growth spurt at 6 months... And teeth On average come at 6 months too. So could be that?

Thanks iggly, she might well be hungry as she is massive and hardly eating solids but it's also probably a not self settling issue as I feed her to sleep... I can often rock her back to sleep so for those occasions I could use the dummy....? She is really sleeping in no solid chunks at all... And I can't bear the crying - need a magic solution! In my hazy state was hoping the dummy was it.

I'd try feeding every 3-4 hours?

Also self settling - we got it at around 6/7 months sporadically (we would put ds down drowsy on his front and try patting his bum gently etc or just put him down after rocking and he'd drift off. Not always). Didn't stop the night waking but worth a shot?

Have you tried leaving her for a few mins? Again DS would sometimes cry but stop quickly.

Also check her mouth for teeth too. Maybe worth trying teething gel or calpol if any signs of teething

Well she won't accept the dummy anyway - interested when she is awake for a second but not when tired... Left it too late I guess.

All she wants is nice comforting breast... She cries for longer than a fee mins I am afraid and if I put her down not fully asleep she wriggled and wakes up tip she is yelling.

Oh dear....