Dummy addict!

[MarathonMama]

Please please please help, we're at the end of our tether!

Our 10wo DD is addicted to her dummy. We are getting up every 45-90 mins all through the night to put it back in. We've tried leaving her to self soothe but within 5 mins she's screaming and I think she's too young for CIO. I so wish we hadn't given it to her, I hate the bloody thing.

She's not hungry, I've tried feeding and she just nods off. She just wants the dummy in her mouth all the time.

Please can someone help, I'm desperate and really low about it. Thank you

I feel she is crying as she cant get it in her self. Forthe time being i would encourage her (during the day) to hold the dummy in her hand. Let her play with it, and get used to her manipulating it herself. She will eventually get the idea to put in herself and Hopefully do this at night too.
I hope this helps, my DS is 6 so its been a while since i had a 10week old. I think she should be able to do what ive said at that age
Im sure other people will have other advice too.

She's too young to self settle unless you're lucky so don't blame the dummy. I bet you if it wasn't the dummy, she'd want feeding every hour just to get back to sleep. She's unfortunately being a young baby.

You could ditch the dummy or only use at the start of the night and remove just as she falls asleep. She won't get the hang of putting it back in until she's a lot older. Dd is 6 months and can only just do it. Your baby is so little that she'll forget it quickly. But as I said, she might be waking anyway.

Best thing for me was to have dd next to me at night for quick resettling. Can you set the cot up so it's next to your bed?

DD was like this. She'd pull it out and not be able to put it in so scream until we did.

A friend reckoned you should let them suck til they sleep then pull it out so they don't get dependant on having it in mouth to be able to sleep. Not sure if it works

Oh and if it makes you feel less alone being sleep deprived mine are now 8 and 13 and still disrupting my sleep. Been awake since 4.30