6 month old sleep habits

My baby just turned 6 months old and she does not fall asleep unless we swing her in our arms and she does not like to sleep alone. We let her sleep in our bed at night which is convenient for night feeding but she will not sleep alone for her day naps- definitely not in her crib and also not on our bed. It is hard to go out with her because she is not great at napping on the go in her cot and car seat which leaves her overtired and messes up her sleep even more.
I feel like I’m constantly worried about her sleep everyday. I avoid going out completely and it is so hard to have a social life. I don’t want to shamed for not sleep training my baby- I have tried training her but I’m not good at hearing my baby cry, it stresses me out a lot. We’ve tried gentler approaches and it still does not work because she will wake up as soon as we put her down and starts crying. Plus I feel guilty because I feel like I’m pushing my baby away while she needs me to fall sleep. It is hard to be in the room 15-16 hours a day. Please share some advice/tips. I’m becoming miserable and feel like I’m failing as a mom

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Don't feel guilty you're doing exactly what your baby needs! It's so normal for babies not to want to sleep alone and especially such a young one will definitely need help to get sleep.
Just try to get of the house during wake windows! Have the first nap at home, go out for a few hours then come back! If anyone would shame you for not sleep training they're probably not the best people to have in your life tbh! Are you in the UK? I found going to children's centre really helpful, or baby groups in general. You'll meet a lot of mums in the same boat xx

My boy started being able to sleep alone on my bed or in the pram about 7, 8 months I think. It will come xx

I can’t help I’m afraid but my LB is the same. Will scream as if he’s in pain if I put him down in his crib. Even if he stays asleep he wakes up 30 mins later screaming and won’t go down in it during the day at all. He just wants to be with us all the time

Mines is exactly the same. To get out of the house, I have to get ready and pack the changing bag, etc, during the wake window, then let baby nap and leave the house immediately when he wakes up. If I don't leave straight away, then I will drive where I'm going, have baby contact nap in the car on arrival, and then get out of the car.

It's not ideal, but it's what works right now. I try and remind myself it's just a few short years that they need us this much.

Thank you for making me feel normal. I feel like everyone around keeps telling me that I cannot continue this way and it makes me feel even more frustrated, and I hate to feel that way because it hinders my capability to be a better mom to my child. I’m in Canada but I can try to find mom groups here

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