Please help 😭

My 6 month old doesn’t go to sleep easily or stay asleep when I put him to bed or am there. He’s wake up a lot throughout the night and is sometimes really hard to settle and then will repeat this pattern until I either bring him in my room and let him sleep in my bed or hold him while sleeps in his rocking chair.
He hates taking naps unless I’m holding him and will only sleep for 30 min- 1 hour.
My baby’s dad, who lives seperately, has him Wednesdays overnight. He says our baby will go to sleep easily and sleep through the night? In his crib?
He does do every nap a contact nap, whether that be with him or his mom.
I’ve researched so many things about this because I’m just at a loss. I don’t know what I’m doing wrong 😔 I need advice

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Is this new night time behaviour for baby? Was he previously sleeping alright? It is normal for baby’s to wake at night, although some do sleep through. Reason I ask if this is new behaviour is I wonder if it’s a sleep regression. Has your baby learned any new skills lately?

Huckleberry advises: “14 hours of total sleep daily at 6 months old. Aim for 11 - 12 hours at night and 2.5 - 3.5 hours during the day. Keep in mind, however, that baby's sleep needs can differ, and there is a range of what is considered normal and healthy.” Info I used when my baby was 6mo

he’s slept through the night maybe twice for me ever. He used to sleep stretches of sleep and now he won’t unless I’m holding him or he’s next to me. He’s getting close to crawling and he has a tooth coming in. I’m wondering if the teething could be the problem

teething could definitely be the culprit!! Baby Tylenol and baby Orajel have been saving us for night sleep with new teeth erupting

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