Need baby to fall asleep herself!!

Please can I have some advice! I’m still having to rock and hold my baby to sleep otherwise she will not fall asleep. I’ve tried placing her down in her cot awake but drowsy but she immediately wakes up and rolls over and starts playing. The minute I pick her back up she will fall asleep in my arms .. advice please!

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Following as I would love some advice too 🥲

Annoying I know but I think it’s just consistency!? My baby started waking when I was transferring him into cot asleep and this went on for ages so I decided to do some sleep training. Placed him in cot awake at bedtime(but I knew he should be sleepy from tracking wake windows) and he cried on/off for 30 mins then slept through the night. This was a week ago. Now he will be asleep within 5 mins usually and no crying. He will sleep through the night, possibly stirring (just like we would as adults) but not crying and will go back to sleep. His bedtime is 7pm and generally he wakes 7am. The first night or even up to 3 nights I’ve read can be hard with the crying but once you’ve cracked it it’s really healthy for baby to know they can get themselves to sleep.

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Vanilla extract

Has anyone used alcohol free vanilla in their babies formal to help them drink?
I’m 100% sure my baby refuses her bottles as she doesn’t like the taste of it!

Just anxious to try it, don’t want her to get used to it and then refuse bottles again after two weeks of using (correct me if I’m wrong but I’ve read you use it for 2 weeks max)

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Car seat crying

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Postpartum

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