Slightly longer book report. I haven't finished the book yet, but this bit seems key. It's all about teaching your baby to resettle themselves when they wake in the night, for babies who only go to sleep on the boob (or with the dummy/bottle).
Step 1: 'Pantley Gentle Removal Plan/Pantley Pull Off', which is removing the nipple (or dummy or teat) from the baby's mouth before she falls completely asleep. As soon as she's stopped sucking vigorously, take the nipple out. If she roots, let her have it again and then remove it after a few seconds. Repeat until she gives up and falls asleep without the nipple.
Try not to wait until she's completely asleep. Stand up, rock baby gently. Then lay her down, keeping arms around her and still rocking. Slide arms out once she's asleep. If she stirs, pat her/talk to her quietly. If she wakes up and howls, pick her up and start again. Keep doing this until you feel like it's working.
Step 2: When baby is settled and sleepy, but not asleep, put her in her cot. Pat or touch her, say 'sleep words' if you've established any, until she falls asleep. If she wakes and cries, pick her up and repeat. When you can do this with a fair amount of success, go on to Step 3.
Step 3: Comfort without pick-ups. When she wakes and cries, go in and pat/touch/say sleep words/cuddle in the cot. If she cries, revert back to Step 2, but try to make it brief.
Step 4: Soothing pats.
Step 5: Verbally Soothing - stand inside door and say your sleep words.
Step 6: Comfort from outside the doorway.
Has anyone tried this? Pomme, did you say you had? Did it work? I'm working on the PPO. M will now sometimes spit the nipple out of her own accord, turn her head away from me and fall asleep, which is great progress. On the other hand, she's still waking up multiple times a night, and if she wakes up as I put her down she always howls and always has to be picked back up and fed again.