My little one 7 months next week will not sleep by herself. She used to be really good and settle herself in her crib or her car but now she will only sleep on me or my husband. I’m at my wits end. I really don’t know what to do I’ve tried self soothing I’ve tried feeding to sleep. She will go to sleep for 20 minutes then wake up. The only way she will settle is on me or my husband. Any tips or advice would be brilliant as really really starting to feel a bit rubbish now.
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Hi, is she teething? My little one is 7 months next week too and has been an absolute nightmare to get to sleep recently because he’s just cut his two bottom teeth.

Hi Kelly, our babies seem very similar age and she’s going through the same thing. She’ll sleep for about half hour on her own then whinge in her sleep so we have to soothe her to sleep. And repeat. So exhausting that we now keep her in our bed so it’s easier to tap her back to sleep.
Except she’s now waking for milk once or twice in the night. I’m a zombie. Sorry I can’t offer any advice but wanted you to know you’re not alone!

My LG used to go down for naps in her cot and self soothe and it would usually be about an hour or so but in the past few weeks she very rarely does this and it’s either a short cot nap but being rocked to sleep first or a long contact nap. She is teething at the moment so I think that’s the cause … luckily she usually sleeps through the night and will only wake if she’s in pain and needs calpol or teething gel

I could have written this myself! My LO is exactly the same