Feeling desperate and totally out of control

[Jessperry]

Can anybody give me any advice?
My daughter is nearly 6 months old and doesn't nap in the day except for on me but wakes up the minute I try and put her down. I can get her down in the cot for a couple of hours but then she wakes up at 11pm ish and will only sleep if she's on me, not even if she's in the bed. I find it really hard to get proper sleep with her on me and it's making my husband sleep in the spare room as he feels it's crowded with her in the bed all the time. I keep trying to put her in the cot but not getting anyway and don't know where to start trying to tackle this. My husband works away a lot so it's just me most of the time and it's making me feel so depressed and anxious. I feel like a failure 😭

You are not a failure! This is very typical baby behaviour I think.
My DS is 5 months and is very similar to your baby. I keep trying to put her down as I been reassured my fellow mums netters that she will be our down eventually and time will help this.
Have you tried white noise? Warming cot with a hot water bottle? Putting something of yours (tee shirt etc) in the cot? I've tried all
Of these with varying success.... just keep trying and hang in there. You are not alone. Xx

My 5 month old is the same. Although it's distressing for me, she will not be put down and only goes to sleep when rocked and when she is so tired, she basically passes out from exhaustion. She fights sleep with everything she has and only naps for 30 minutes at a time.
You are not alone.

You are not a failure! You are a very caring mum and you're doing a great job. This is very normal behaviour (the first year is exhausting). Every baby is different, but I swore by Ewan the Sheep in the little cot attached to my bedside, yes and a t-shirt smelling of me. It will get better. Mine is 2 and it just never stops changing . . .