our little un is now just over 2, we had a few bad weeks when she was about 9 months, we were dead against controlled crying.
one night we were so knackered we just let her cry and cry…. she finally wnet off to sleep and was fine in the morning. we got to the point where we’d sneak in try and calm her down, make sure nappy wasnt wet/dirty put her back down then just, well… left her to cry it out.
some may slate us for doing that but i dont care a she is going great guns and the clinic say she is fine.
ours never had a dummy, we tried it a few times but then just didnt bother and it didnt seem to bother her.
in our experience the first 6 months were by far the easiest, but looking back we have had a dream child (so far)compared to friends!
only advice i’d give is dont read any of the books or go onto the web, ignorance is bliss to a certain point, how the hell do people think they coped years ago!
nothing wrong with this nutter…