I would use the pram, the sling and the swing for naps throught he day until he has forgotten about the dummy and pupdcd through the night when he wakes looking for it. This should make it much easier for him in this transition period. Once he has forgotten about it, you can use pupdcd for the naps. If he still hasn't fallen asleep after the 1 hour sleep window, take him for a walk in the pram. It will take a few days before he starts to settle for naps using this method.

reply by Mentor-Wendy - 7 weeks ago

Thank you Wendy for getting back to me. So we have completed over 24hours with no dummy and it has been so much better than I thought. It took 53mins the first time with PUPDCD - he fell asleep 3 mins into the 2nd CD and then it took 39mins at bedtime. He briefly made a noise at 1.30 but didn't wake up (we're all in the same room so I can hear everything!) he had his dream feed at 11pm and went down straight away. Then woke at 3.15 for a breast feed. It took about 35mins of chattering afterwards and a little bit of mantra style crying but nothing much at all before going to sleep - I left him the entire time as he never seemed unhappy. Then a single cry at 4.30 before waking at 6.52am happy and ready to play. My husband and I could not believe it. I am sure it won't be like this every night but it was so much better than I thought. I know I can see this through now and felt even though he was crying, the PUPD was the right style for us as I still felt like I was comforting him and helping him get through it. I am sure I'll post again soon with more questions - next step will be sorting out napping in his cot and for longer than 45mins!

reply by sleepy7686 - 7 weeks ago