My baby keeps waking for dummy in the night

[Rachcxx]

Hello.

I am new to mumsnet so I am just getting used to this.
I need help please!!!!
My 3 month old son has acid reflux and as a result I have given him a dummy as it really helps. However over the past week he has been waking up at 1pm for it every night. I get up and give it him but then I'm awake all night putting it back in his mouth. Iv tried leaving him but he just cries.
He goes to bed at 7pm and cries for a feed about 5ish but I can't understand why he's now waking at 1 for his dummy (he never used too) I have tried going cold turkey on him which worked but his relux got so bad I gave it him back. Any tips for just giving it him the day and not a night? Just so you know he doesn't go to sleep at 7pm with it. His bottle sends him to sleep.

Any help would be appreciated.

Thank you

Any help pleeeaasssee!!!!!

My baby (6 months) went through phases like this, where he's kept waking for his dummy.

My personal philosophy is if they are just waking up for dummy then fall straight back to sleep, just give them the dummy. If you don't you may have a baby who stays awake for a hour or so, whilst you try and settle him without the dummy and that would be a worse habit to get them into at night.

My son seemed to start sleeping back though after a few nights - so I figure maybe he was feeling unwell or teeth hurting and the dummy just helped settle him.

Meantime try not to give him the dummy too often during the day so he's not totally reliant on it.

My baby (6 months) went through phases like this, where he's kept waking for his dummy.

My personal philosophy is if they are just waking up for dummy then fall straight back to sleep, just give them the dummy. If you don't you may have a baby who stays awake for a hour or so, whilst you try and settle him without the dummy and that would be a worse habit to get them into at night.

My son seemed to start sleeping back though after a few nights - so I figure maybe he was feeling unwell or teeth hurting and the dummy just helped settle him.

Meantime try not to give him the dummy too often during the day so he's not totally reliant on it.

We got a sleepytot just for night times. Might work better when there slightly older though but it's basically a bunny teddy that you attach the dummies too so when they wake up they know where they are. Not the most attractive things but saves getting up a thousand times a night!

My boy did this too. Occasionally (at 2years) he'll wake up and tell you that he's lost is gaga (no idea how that became it's name) and snuggle down as soon as you stumble in with a new one.
We used the dummy as a sleep aid and now he associates it with bedtime. (sorry ths isn't the question you answered). A few nights in the early days, we would have to hold it in until he fell asleep but I could normally get back to sleep once he'd dropped off.

Once he can put it in himself (if you carry on with it), leave more than one in his bed. it's a saviour for if he drops one over the edge in his sleep!

big up the dummy sleepers!

My dd sleeps with 5 dummies in her bed so she can always find one in the night. 3 months might be a bit young to get it back themselves but it's worth having a few in there just in case. I don't think there is anyway of preventing them crying for it if they wake up though. It's a phase

Thank you for your replies. I fed him whine he woke last night and he went back down without. Dummy so I'm thinking maybe its a growth spurt.

He has been dribbling a lot today though and chewing his fist so he maybe teething

Hi OP - there's a recent topic about this, can't link just now but it's called 'talk to me about dummy weaning'. Sleepytott and Cuskis recommended there.

I found sleepytot cut the runs down very drastically indeed after a few nights - they've picked back up a bit now DS is teething but still nowhere near as bad. Hth.

there is a teddy you can get (amazon I think) it's got dummies attached to it.. let baby play with it, keep giving it to him thru out the day, then give him the teddy at night... the aim is, it will be all sorted