6 month old won't go to sleep for Dad

[4mogirl]

Our 6.5 month old baby girl used to have a routine where Dad did her bath/bedtime routine and all was great.
However he had some night time commitments recently, that he couldn’t get out of, so I was putting her to bed.
Now she won’t fall asleep for Dad at all. She monkeys about, rolling, playing, singing, giggling, working her way up to screaming hysterically, at which point I’ve been called back into the room, she lies down quietly with me, 2 mins on the breast and falls asleep.
He has tried everything we can think of. He tried tonight for almost 45 mins.

Any advice to getting her being able to fall asleep with a bottle from Dad/ someone else?

Also, as an aside.... when she falls asleep she wakes 45 mins after and needs fed back to sleep. What’s that about?!

Thank you for any advice.

If she used to settle for dad, go out and leave them to it. If you're there you'll be drawn in from the sounds of it if you are home.

Just re-read you original post, I missed that you were feeding to sleep when you go in. That's why he can't settle her.

Sounds like she is looking for comfort from feeding or has put together breast = sleep. As they get older, they change, go through stages, just because certain things used to work, doesn’t mean they always will.

When you DH put her to bed before, how did he settle her without feeding? Did you feed before bath? Or was he giving a bottle?

How does she go to sleep during the day? Does she feed immediately before then?

With all of mine, around 6 months was one of the toughest times.

As for the 45 mins thing, mine used to the same. Sounds like she is over tired to waking after one sleep cycle and needing resettled.

My DS went through stages of only going for sleep for either me or DH. He's grown out of it and will go to sleep for both (for now)