9 month old still needs me to rock him to sleep

My back is done, my knees are done, i am so tired. When is this kid of mine gonna just sleep on his own? Anyone else still rocking to bed...even tho he's so damn tired he won't go to sleep, then he's like fighting me while I'm rocking him bc he's just miserable but it's the only way to get him to sleep. What can I do?

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Hi mama! Rocking to sleep is definitely a huge sleep crutch. It doesn’t give your little one the opportunity to go to sleep and back to sleep independently.

There’s a lot of ways to go about this. But I would strongly suggest to find a sleep training method you are comfortable with and start!
You and your baby are both deserving of good quality sleep!
Here to help! ❤️❤️❤️

Your situation sounds exactly like mine. I rock my son but am aware as @Ruth stated it's a crutch. My son will be 1 in 2 weeks, and I wish I had stopped sooner. I would definitely listen to Ruth's advice to find a sleeping training method. The earlier, the better.

With my first, we added in singing along with the rocking so we could slowly change the habit. From there, if needed, you can slowly transition to less and less singing until it's not necessary, or switch to a sound machine that plays music

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