hi, i have a 6week old lil boy, he takes a while to settle of an evening, i keep to a routine, bath between 7 - 8pm, bottle then down time till he falls asleep, or starts to drift off, then i take him upstairs to bed, he sometimes has another bottle in this time (around 9.30,) which helps him fall asleep, although he doesnt have it all,(2-3oz) i put him down then he can wake up a couple of times till he really settles, wanting more of a bottle to sleep,(1oz) well more to suck on, this happens in the night too, 2 to 3 times from 11 till 7, ive been told to give him a dummy instead to help him sleep through or to sleep better.
i gave him a dummy once at 2 week old during the day and would scream if i was taken away from him or fell out, took it away the same day, took him a couple of days to get bk to normal.
would love to give him a dummy if i knew it would help at night, just dont want him to want it all the time ie day time too, any advice?
first time mum on own most days x