Self soothing 5 month old - anyone with a magic cure to help me achieve this aim??

[LittleMammaTo2]

My DS is coming up to 5 months old - he used to be a great sleeper. i could put him in his cot, give hima kiss, leave the room and more often than not he would be asleep before I closed the door.

He then got croup and has been a nightmare for the past 5 weeks. He won't go to sleep by himslef during the day without a massive screaming fit and wakes constasntly during the night crying and whinging.

Anyone got any tips on how I can get back to him going to sleep on his own and how to settle the nights out a bit???

Please................sleep deprivation is taking it's toll now

My 5 month old dd is exactly the same, Although she never self soothed! I have never left her to try but I am fairly sure I know how it would pan out!

Our naptimes have recently turned into a nightmare and bedtimes did too at around 4 months. We resolved the bedtime thing by cosleeping (it calmed her down a lot and meant I got more sleep).

Naptimes, when she is crying with tiredness and fighting sleep I put her in the sling and either go out or do the house work. Works like a charm.

Neither of those are probably what you want to hear but I wanted to let you know that you're not alone!

Apparently it passes...doesn't feel like it so far!

Hulla I totally sympathise. My DD is just over 2 and never ever settled to sleep on her own. I did a lot of co-sleeping and a lot of pram pushing hence I was trying my best to get self soothing under way with DS.Not sure it's gonna happen though!!

You're a stronger person than me! I just couldn't face the battle emoticon

We did pick up put down from the baby whisperer solves all your problems at 5 months and it worked a treat.

Prior to that DD could only sleep if if rocked in her crib with the hairdryer on.

We had to do something when she moved to her stationery cot.

oops [pushover emoticon]

I'm really sorry, but the magic cure is time. it won't go on forever - even if it feels that way now!