Only settles to sleep with me

I don’t have any advice for you. But I thought I’d let you know that I’m in the same boat but reversed by little girl who is also 7.5 months will only settle for her dad at bedtime! And it upsets me that she will just scream and scream if I try to and it makes me dread when my partner goes out for an evening football game as I know I’ll just have to try my best and handle the screaming until he gets home.

You could try a slow transition with dad being present for bedtimes and don't some parts of a bedtime routine together and just him doing some parts

Possibly, I hope so as I never had this issue with my others not wanting me before now it used to be the same as you and them not wanting dad at all.

It was soley me in the beginning as she’d only settle on my chest and we’d co-sleep as it made nighttime breastfeeding easier. Then both in turns not necessarily equal but shared. then suddenly (tmi but I got a really bad period so I slept on the sofa as not to disturb her and my partner from me constantly getting up) just my partner also during a sleep regression and teething period and been like that for about 2ish months I’d say. Now just won’t settle for me at night and barely during the day. My partners gone out once thinking if she doesn’t see or hear him that she might settle but in fact just cried the entire 5 hours he was gone.

I know with my other 3 that they did eventually settle for dad but I cannot for the life of me remember when as there’s a good chunk of age gap as she was the random surprise baby 🫣.

Yhh i will be don't night shifts at some point too so i get it!

Yes he could absolutely do the wash and stay while you put him down

You could try settling him for the most part then when he's asleep give him to dad to cuddle for a bit before putting him down. Then after a couple of days give him to dad just before he falls asleep and see how he takes it? He might cry a bit but maybe because he's already very sleepy he might settle? Then over the next couple of days continue until he stops crying with dad, then again start giving him to dad a bit earlier each time. Eventually he might let dad start the settling to sleep process after bath