What is happening with my babies sleep!

LG is 6 months old now. Previously a really good sleeper, transitioned into her own room really easily at 5.5 months. Bed time 6 30/7ish, wake for a feed at 10 30, usually wakes around 3-4 for a feed then wakes up at 6.30/7am. Occasionally slept through the night but this has never really been a goal for me. She could self soothe to sleep although rarely needed to, often woke in the night and just got herself back to sleep.
The last 2 weeks have been awful, wakes the second I transfer her into the cot, waking every 30 minutes over night, not going down for naps, taking over an hour to get to sleep at night (previously was very quick). Last night she woke up at 2.30 and then every 30 minutes until 5 30 when she fully woke up, chatty, wanting to play. I've tried everything, picking her up and cuddling, bringing her back to our bed, leaving her to cry (something I don't like doing)
I don't want to co-sleep for many reasons but mainly because we have 2 cats who sleep on the bed. The last 2 nights I've given in so we can just get some sleep and had to shut the cats out (who then meow and scratch and keep me up anyway).
Partner is very pro sleep training but I don't feel it's something I can do. I tried for a short period the other day and just sat and cried for 10 minutes then went and got her anyway. Prior to this she had a cold and was up alot at night with a blocked nose which didnt help.
I think this is all developmental, she's started eating, sitting, more chatty. I feel like I'm doing something wrong but don't know what to change/should I change anything? I feel like it will settle down but worried I'm missing the boat to sort it out now, if I do need to be actively doing anything.
Sorry for the ramble, I'm very tired! Any advice? Anyone going through this/gone through it and can give some encouraging words? I'm trying to keep her routine normal in the day and not let her nap loads but then she is perpetually tired? I just don't know what the right thing to do is.

in our community

Can someone pls help i keep making this post and nobody is responding

My boyfriend booked a trip for us to go to mexico for a week as my push present. I have severe anxiety leaving my 7 month old with my mom. I know she will be in good hands but she’s exclusively breast fed for the most part but accepts bottles just fine. i have all my pumping parts packed and will pump when baby normally eats but i don’t want baby to forget me or have latch issues when i return!! any mommas ever experience this?

Postpartum

I’m only 3 days postpartum (FTM) and already have extremely bad anxiety. I’m crying every night, as I think of another night of no sleep. My baby will not settle in his cot, he cries every moment we put him down unless in his chair rocker. So me and my partner are having to alternate after 3/4 hours of being awake with him downstairs. I’m trying everything to get him to settle. It’s a load of overwhelming stress. I’m 23, I was desperate for a baby and now I have one and feel completely useless. I miss it just being me and my partner.

When does it get better?

I was crying on the phone with the perinatal mental health team today and the lovely lady, bless her, kept assuring me that it gets better. I kept telling her I hope so because people have been saying that since having my LO and it just feels like it keeps getting worse. She assured me it gets better....

Rant/WWYD

My sister (youngest, 24) has two kids, 4 & 1, and i (oldest, 30) just have my one who’s 6mo old right now, so i ask her for advice or call her to vent about things sometimes. Well im tired of her turning around and telling my other family members that I’m “losing my sh*t.” Literally have not lost my sh*t nor have i ever freaked out to her about my baby, i just call her to talk and tell her what stage my baby is in or talk through how im feeling, but she chooses to tell people that im like a complete nutcase or something which worries me that my family is going to start being judgmental about me as a mother or looking at me funny like I’m some fragile ticking time bomb.

What would you do in this situation? I’m already pretty much decided that I’ll stop telling her anything about my struggles, but I’m almost at the point where i feel like it should be confronted because she, of all people, should understand what I’m going through.

Night time routine

Heya, my 3 week old daughter is currently exclusively breastfed and I’m not pumping. Can anyone recommend the best way to share the load with my partner? At the moment I’m doing all the feeds/burbs/settling and my partner is sleeping through which obviously isn’t sustainable, I’m trying to work out the best way to get him involved. Any advice very much appreciated!

Rapid cool/ hot shot method

Sorry if this sound stupid but how are we doing the hot shot method?
Are we boiling the kettle and letting it cool a little before adding to hot flask? Then with the cool water do you boil the kettle and leave it to cool right down before putting into another flask?
My baby brain is fried trying to work out the easiest way!