Ok, Am I Totally Mad To Try A Dummy For Ds1???

[magnolia74]

Ds1 is 15 months old and doesn't sleep
Have tried co sleeping, makes him worse, he is not too warm or too cold, not poorly, fed well, still b/f on demand but lots of solids too.

Last night I was at the throw him out the window stage

Me and dh sleep downstairs as its a 3 bed with 7 of us so there is nowhere for me to take ds1 without waking the whole house

I ended up crying last night as he screamed on and off for 4 hours!!! I was with him.

Am considering a dummy but think I am clutching at straws

oh god magnolia, you poor thing.

try a dummy, it definately wouldnt hurt would it?
my 15 month old couldnt sleep without hers (although she's had it from birth so not sure how your ds will react to it at this age..)

If he is your ds1, who are the other people who live in your house?

He has 4 older sisters, 12, twins 8 and shares a room with 4 year old sister who sleeps so well I am worried all this night waking will ruin her good sleep pattern

hmm, i can see your problem. I would have suggested CC if youre at breaking point, but difficult with the other kids.

I resorted to CC when dd was 13 months as i was at my wits end. I sent ds to my mums for two nights whilst we did it. She has slept much better since.

Anyway you could do something similar?

Mag, you poor thing, I doubt he'd take a dummy at his age, but it would be worth a go if it helped him nod off. I'm sorry, I have no real advice, just wnted to send my sympathy to you.

I have considered sending the other kids to grandparents ect.. but I just don't think we can break it in 2 nights and longer would be impossible.

I might get dh to take the girls camping in easter hols and stay at home with him then but its so long away....

the camping thing is a really good idea! Its only a few weeks away and youve coped for 15 months already!

I know how awful it is magnolia, both my kids have been AWFUL sleepers.

A lot of MN's have recommended the No-cry sleep solution. I havent tried it myself, but may be worth a go?

www.amazon.com/No-Cry-Sleep-Solution-Gentle-Through/dp/0071381392

I've just bought Teach Your Child to Sleep by the Millpond Sleep Clinic, it's really brilliant, and has lots of different sleep methods in it. It hasn't worked yet but there's been a massive improvement! Good luck

Is he teething? My DD always has mega night wakings with teething. Monday night she was awake for three hours from midnight. Usually she wakes maybe twice a night but goes back to sleep relatively quickly but teething and illness really throw a spanner in.

Possibly ginger but no other signs.
Will try a gentle sleep book thing first and then maybe a dummy, just worried I will be setting myself up for more night wakings if he loses dummy

My DD uses a dummy and it is a curse at times but it also saves my nerves when she's really tetchy. My DD seems to be cutting her eye teeth and I'd seen no sign of them until 2 days ago. We've also got a fourth molar which has taken for ever to emerge and is cutting very slowly, unlike the others. She has inevitably been a grump and very unsettled at night.

For some stupid reason I felt so proud that ds1 and dd4 haven't had a dummy as it took us till age 2/3 to get rid of the older 3's dummies. Now I am thinking of using one

That will teach me for being so smug

I hated the bloomin thing when I introduced it but it gave me some sanity and that's what it's all about. You do what works at the time and sod the consequences.