How did you get your baby to fall asleep on their own?

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My baby girl is 5 months old and we have a stabile bed time routine the last step is nursing her and after that I lay with her in my bed until she falls asleep (we co-sleep) 
During the day I usually rocked her till she was basically asleep ( I know it’s not the best way but it worked) and after I layed her down in the bed. Since a few days she does not want to be rocked at all and she’s fighting it so I just layed her next to me and nursed her till she was drowsy than I switched out my nipple for a pacifier and that’s literally the only way she will nap 😅 
How do I fix this? How did you guys get your baby to fall asleep on their own? 
Please help! 🙏🏻

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You have to teach her to fall asleep on her own. I used to nurse my daughter to sleep as well and once she hit the regression, it was no longer an option. So for us, it took a few tears. We didn’t exactly use the Ferber method because I couldn’t leave her crying for that long. We basically made sure she was tired enough but still awake and I would lay her in the crib and either give her the pacifier or put my hand on her chest as a comfort. Let her know it’s time to sleep and that I’ll see her soon (not that they understand lol). She would cry for maybe 3 mins and I would go back in and I would repeat it. Give her comfort without actually picking her up and leave. 3 minutes go by and if she was still crying, go in again. If she was hysterical I would pick her up for comfort and lay her back down once she calmed down. Eventually she got it. It took A LOT of patience.

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I'm having the same issue but mines only three months. It's doesn't mater if he's awake asleep or semi asleep I can't get him to fall asleep at night.  Here's hoping we get some advice.   Good luck.

How did you get your baby to fall asleep on their own?

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