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Ok...cant cope much longer. We're going for it tonight. Advice needed please, please.

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lionsandtigersandbears · 27/02/2009 18:01

Ok....hope not too long. Me and DP cant carry on like this anymore, we've had literally 9 or 10 hours sleep all week. Very briefly DS 6mnths has gone from pretty ok sleeper (never needed loads, and late to bed but not bad) to up every 3 hours, then 2 and for the past few nights every hour. We think dummy majorly to blame (saw other recent thread on this. V.similar) and he has plainly learnt that he needs dummy to settle. We dont lift him out cot or make a fuss, just a quiet sshh. When he wakes there isnt any real crying, just fussing and fidgeting but we're in one bed flat and its keeping us awake all night hence relying on the dummy. I'm now just lying there waiting for the next wakeful spell. We made him go to sleep without dum last night, it was awful listening to him scream but I just felt at wits end, however an hour and half later he was wide awake and grumbling again and cos we are in same room the dummy went in. Tonight DP and I are sleeping in the living room. So...few questions...how long do we leave him to cry for before going in? If we want to go cold turkey with the dummies is that consistant throughout the day as well...eg naps, in the pram? Has he just learnt that its ok to wake up and be seen to all night and can he 'un-learn' it? Please help, I feel lost and tired and teary.

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GirlWithTheMouseyHair · 02/03/2009 19:11

i'm exactly the same - feel so guilty and so worried he's going to hate going to bed in his cot, and hate me cuddling him!

lionsandtigersandbears · 05/03/2009 10:20

Hows it going mousey hair???

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GirlWithTheMouseyHair · 05/03/2009 22:54

so I think he's over the dummy - I have a real tets tomorrow though in the sling for the first time since we ditched it, we've been out wiht the buggy which has been fine cos I just rock him til he falls asleep but not sure how I'll cope on public transport if he melts down, eeeek!

touching tons of wood but our nights have been better recently - just waking once for a feed then sleeping til 7......naps still half an hour long regardless of what I do, but at least he only screams after about half of them!

how's it going for you?

lionsandtigersandbears · 06/03/2009 13:03

Yeah, pretty good, we've had 4 nights of near enough 12 hours straight through
The buggy and naps are still a little trying but if he is tired enough he does fall asleep. And, yup, just like you naps are only 30 mins which is a bit depressing as we had just got to an hour with the d-word but I cant complain with the good nights! I had the meltdown on a bus the other day. Not fun with all the tutting going on from the old dears!!! To top it all off he has been poorly too which hasnt helped but like you, I think we're coming out the other side.

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GirlWithTheMouseyHair · 06/03/2009 22:22

oh my goodness, so jealous of your long sleep-ful nights!! well done you....fingers crossed for both of us it just gets better. We had crap half an hour naps before we got rid fo the dummy anyway

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