5mo won’t go down to sleep - at all

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Hi all.

5mo DD was a good sleeper and up until 4mo was doing quite good stretches in Next to Me cot. Then - I don’t know if it was the sleep regression but she will only now sleep in my arms in our bed. This has been going on since week 15/16 ish but if I’m honest she’s always had a problem with going down on her own.

I think I want to start being a bit “stricter” and start putting her down but she really does go wild when I try - so do I go for it or do I chance that she’ll just naturally go back to cot when she’s ready?

Let me know your experiences and if it’s worth the “fight”

Side note:Breastfed and not a good day napper but will sleep on me/car seat/pram

Also interested in responses to this as I’m in the exact same situation!

No it's not worth the fight in my opinion. I started co sleeping at this point and it did get better around 8 months. You need your sleep, and sanity so I reckon choose the path of least resistance. It will go so quickly, no point being strict now they are soooo tiny

Not worth the fight - cosleep, feed to sleep and roll away to get a bit of time for yourself in the evening.

Try a few things consistently before you write it off and cosleep.

Look up some gentle sleep training methods and pick one that you like the sound of.

Fingers crossed for you x

Thanks all. Appreciate you coming back to me.

@Bookshipper What would you class as gentle sleep training methods? I’ve tried controlled comforting but she gets an upset that I do t think she can acknowledge my presence? 😅

@DaisyChain16 I will try rolling away but she seems to only sleep in my arms so I have to go to bed when she does - at the mo

Sx