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Dummy

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weronikaG · 08/08/2022 09:27

My 6 month old daughter was sleeping like a dream from 7pm till 7am, however every single night at 4 am she woke up and needed her dummy. She would be asleep as long as the dummy was in, which meant I was up from 4 am every day popping this thing back in her mouth so everybody else in the house could sleep.

However I had enough of being constantly tired and people telling me "ohh you should be the most rested mum in the world with your baby sleeping so well" but they didn't know the full story.

So we are 3 nights in with no dummy and it is hell! Screaming to go down for a nap, screaming to go to sleep and screaming at 4am. I have read so much advice about going cold turkey and no one says what to do when they are screaming. When I pat her tummy, sing, sit with her the screaming gets even louder. I tried rocking her to sleep but as soon as I tried to put her down into the cot she went hysterical, I tried putting her down awake and she is having none of it. Before I used to pop the dummy in and she was happily asleep in seconds and now I'm afraid she is getting upset when we are heading for bed.

I do not know what to do.

Has anybody got any other advice for me PLEASE?

Anything that worked for you?
How long will this phase last?
I am exhausted, stressed beyond imagination but I am determined to kick this thing as I am afraid it will be even more difficult later on.

Any advice would be welcomed, as I am broken hearted .

TIA
Weronika

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sheepandcaravan · 08/08/2022 21:33

@HSKAT amazing, totally agree

sunlight81 · 08/08/2022 21:33

We took it away at 8m .. took 24hrs. But they have a soft toy comforter

Dipsydoodlenoodle · 08/08/2022 23:51

You have 2 options...

give the dummy back
deal with the screaming

Option 1 isn't on option for you, seems like you just have to deal with the screaming.

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HighlandPony · 14/08/2022 00:41

I know you said you don’t want to give the dummy back but the normal dummy advice for SIDS is to wean them off it at a year if they’ve had one for sleeping since newborn. I gave all mine a dummy to reduce SIDS risk and at 6 months there’s still a slight risk.

thebloodycatwontstopmeowing · 14/08/2022 00:43

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Tina8800 · 14/08/2022 09:35

My 6 months old baby sleeping is the same. Sleeps from 7pm till 7am without waking up, except when the dummy fells out. At 6 months they still so small and dummy gives them comfort, especially this age when they teething. If you find it difficult to wake up during the night to put the dummy back, maybe try to put a few extras in the bed. My baby can put it back herself if it's close to her, so she only wakes up if all of them out of reach. (She has 5 lying around).
You might made up your mind to take the dummy away but you had a perfectly sleeping, calm baby, and now a stressed baby who doesn't understand why she can't have the thing that's comforts her. I don't think you should try to fix something that isn't broken.

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