Sleep training??

Question

Did any mommas sleep train at 5.5 months.. I don’t want to be an awful mom, but we seriously need to do something and I’m willing to take any and all advice on the subject.
I tried to take the boob away last night and give a pacifier in place.. it did not go well. So I rocked her to sleep and eventually she caved but she wakes every time she is put down while asleep and will scream (probably until the end of time) if I try to put her down sleepy but awake to soothe herself to sleep. She’s always nursed to sleep and slept with me so this is going to be a huge transition, but I just can’t live this way anymore 🙃🙃
I should add we’re not moving her to her crib yet, just her pack n play in our room to make night feeds (if still happening) easier!
Please no rude comments I haven’t decided how or if we will do this yet but I’m trying to get ahead on advice!

Answer

Sleep training prior to 6 months can be done but you need to keep in mind anything prior to 6 months (with solid foods added to diet) baby doesn’t have enough calories consumed in a day time if they were to cut night feedings. Meaning. If you try to sleep train prior to 6 months of age you should still feed baby at least once at night if they wake for it. 
Now... that being said. I sleep train starting at 4 months when the 4 month sleep regression starts. 
Start simple. Every nap put baby down full and drowsy. Not asleep but drowsy. Place them in their bed or sleeping place. Say nap time. Love you and give a kiss. They will fuss. Depending on the age of your child when you start sleep training you can either let them CIO or go back in at a certain time frame and comfort them then leave. I personally let them CIO but I do have a time limit (but my kids never hit it; 10 min mark). 
Every bed time have the same routine. Same lotion. Same everything. Feed baby. Get them nice and sleepy. Again put them to bed drowsy but not asleep. Follow the same pattern you did for naps. 
Depending on your baby some pick up learning to put themselves to sleep very easily; others not so much. 
Once baby has learned to put themselves to sleep they tend to naturally drop night feeds and you shouldn’t have to force wean them. If you do have to force it then don’t do so till your baby is at least 6 months old, eating solids and taking at least 24 oz of breastmilk/formula per day. 
Good luck!

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She will cry for a few nights when you change the feeding to sleep order but then she will get used to it. Don’t expect the first time you make a major change to go smoothly, which I’m sure you know. But that doesn’t mean it won’t work after a few tries.

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We didn’t really sleep train but I stopped nursing her to sleep. Before bed I added a book in between nursing and putting her in bed and if she woke up in the middle of the night, I let her nurse but unlatched her as soon as she stopped swallowing. She went from getting up 4-5 times to only 1-2 which is so much easier. We still have off nights if she isn’t feeling good for some reason but we’re still doing the same thing at almost a year old.

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I just went through this with my daughter. We co sleep and she would always need to nurse to sleep. We were both miserable when she was 6 months cuz we would always wake eachother up. I bought a crib and put it at the end of my bed. I would nurse her to sleep in the rocking chair and when she fell asleep I would put her down. I always had the same problem as you. Whenever I would put her down (as well as my two babies before her) she would always wake up. I knew she was changed, fed, etc so I let her cry it out. It's sad and it sucks but sometimes that's what you need to do. The first night or two is hard but as long as you're consistent then it's better for everyone. She is almost 9 months now and our routine is so good and she loves her crib now. She naps in there during the day and sleeps in there at night. She wakes up for one feed during the night and then back in her crib. At first I would bring her into bed with me for her night time feed and pass out with her but she would wake up so often and then finally I started putting her back in her crib after the night time feed and she gets a much better sleep (and so do I!). Now she doesn't even need to be sleeping to put her in her crib. She doesn't even cry when she wakes up she just plays until I realize she's awake on the monitor lol good luck!!!

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