DS (16weeks) is waking hourly between his bed and dream feeds, then wakes prob every 2-3hours during the night but it takes up to 50mins to get him back to sleep because as he falls asleep the dummy falls out and it wakes him up again...I'm a walking zombie and DH has broken a rib and is on codeine which a)makes him super sleepy so he sleeps through it all and b)means he's in agony when lying down so it's unfair to make him get up over and over again
I'm pretty sure it's the dummy DS is waking for - he doesn't seem hungry (once he's drifted off he then sleeps for a few hours, when he's hungry he won't sleep), he's the right temperature, not uncomfortable in his nappy (happens even when I change him every time he wakes up)...I guess it could be teething (he often grinds rather than clamping down in the night) but he doesn't always wake crying, he'll often whimper or call to me (then shout then cry!) and the dummy does calm him down straight away.
I seriously can't continue like this - he's clearly learnt he needs the dummy to sleep and can't self-settle without it. Feeling horrendously guilty because it's my fault he's addicted to it, he used to settle himself fine when he woke in the night. I can't help thinking the half hour naps are a product of disturbed nights too.
So what do I do to get rid of it? I know it's prob best cold turkey but what do we do to help him sleep without creating another prop? I really only want to go to CC as a last result, I think he's still too young anyway...any ideas?