Would you sleep train in this situation?

[flyingbeet]

I have a 6 month old. The only way she sleeps is by staying latched on to the breast all night and during naps too. Recently she has trouble falling asleep while being latched on too. She keeps latching on and off. I feel as if her quality is sleep is so poor because she's unable to self settle and I always dictate when her naps end of when she wakes up In the morning because I just have to step away and she wakes up. Obviously it's very hard for me too because I don't get any good sleep or any work done since I have to stay still for 2 hours while she naps latched on. Although contact napping was nice when she was a newborn, I have a lot to catch up on in regards to chores/work. She definitely is a strong willed baby so I know something like fading her sleep association won't work (I've tried before). I want to try sleep training for her to get better sleep and for me to have a bit more independence too but I'm scared it'll harm her. If I don't sleep train will she naturally grow out of this habit?

. If I don't sleep train will she naturally grow out of this habit?

Well no adults sleep with their mums boob in their mouth so yes she’ll grow out of it one day!! However, what you’re describing sounds extreme and I would absolutely sleep train in your shoes.

last milk, then pjs, then teeth if she has any, then bed so there’s no association at all between milk and sleep. Set a suitable time frame for no milk. I’m comfortable with 6 month olds going 12 hours but you choose your limit and stick to it, ie nothing before 2/3/4 and no more than 1/2 feeds overnight. Morning is after x o’clock.

stick to it. Don’t go back on it and she’ll get there in a couple of days. 6 month olds are much much easier to train than toddlers or babies that can get to sit or stand on their own.

I was in a similar situation. Everyone told me cosleeping is the answer but it made his sleep so much worse. We sleep trained at 5 months. 20 minutes of crying on night number one, very very few tears after that. No tears at all most nights. A couple of bad nights here and there but he immediately started sleeping through 7pm - 4am. Quick feed at 4am.and back to sleep until 6.30.

Instantly happier mum AND baby. He was actually getting bags under his eyes before this!