self soothing

Get rid of the dummy - it will be a case of short term pain for long term gain!

With all due respect your baby is only 9 months old - they need their mom to help regulate. I would get rid of the paci, it’s likely your baby is hungry or needs a night feed and pacifiers can mask those cues and cause baby to just keep waking up. Might get back to sleep faster if you just feed them. Night feeds don’t usually drop until one year or later

i haven't dropped no feeds, i still wake up and give him a extra feed incase his hungry.