Should I try sleep training?

I have an 18mo who currently cannot link sleep cycles without me. This has been going on for 3 months. Naps and night-time. So I have resulted in contact napping and cosleeping. I have zero alone time and ability to do anything for myself.

I can't let my kid cry it out. That's never going to work for us. She has a sleep association with my hair, she twirls it whilst sucking her thumb. She also gets separation anxiety if I leave her. I have ordered a lovey and will attempt to transition her from my hair to the lovey but I'm aware this could take weeks if she even allows for the transition.

How else can I look to sleep train her to sleep independently again and connect sleep cycles? When she did sleep through my husband was putting her down but now she almost has a panic attack if he attempts.

Any help/advice appreciated, from an exhausted mama 😩

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Hi!
I’m a first time mum and really struggling with bed times with my baby girl. She’s only 17 days old. At nights she doesn’t like being in her next to me crib; I think she feels a bit lost in it and also doesn’t like a blanket. We have been putting her down in her Moses basket which has been working better but when waking up for her early hours feed around 3/4am I can’t seem to get her back down in the Moses basket and having to put her in with me which isn’t ideal. I feel so much mum guilt as she will be used to being warm and toasty in my tummy!
Please can anyone give advice on how they sleep their babies; do you use blankets, sleep bags? I’ve seen people use the sleep pod pillows but these aren’t recommended. Any advice will be very much appreciated as I feel awful thinking she must feel so cold and lost in her crib/moses.

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is anyone still rocking or bouncing their 7 month old to sleep. i’m trying so hard to teach her how to go to sleep on her own but it’s pretty hard. I also am teaching her this because sometimes she can’t last more than 30 for nap time🫩please give me some tips or advice

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