Self soothing ?

Question

When do babies learn how to self soothe? 
Every time I try to put my baby down for bed before midnight he sleeps 30 mins and wakes up and won’t go back to bed even if I intervene with a pacifier or rocking him. 
However, if he’s on his swing he’ll go right back to sleep. I’m frustrated because he won’t go to bed for the night until midnight any sleeping before that has to be done in a swing. 
How can I change this?
How the hell do i get him to stop needing the swing to sleep? I hate that we’re so reliant on it.

Answer

My 3 month old won't go to sleep unless she's sleeping on my chest.  Even for naps. If I lay her down she's wide awake. Also won't go down for the night until about 10 or 11pm.

Answer

My little one does that, weve just accepted it as part of his routine :) 
We get him down between 730-8, he will sleep for a half hour, wake up eat, get changed, some nights he falls back to sleep, other nights we put him in the pack n play and he falls asleep in there, and occasionally he needs help, like falling asleep on us, but that has started to really decrease (maybe 1 night a week, if that). Hes an exclusively breast feed baby and sleeps 9 hour streches.
I used to hate that half hour but now look at it as his bed pre nap, one last time to get him feed and changed before the long sleep.
I should say he used to be really hard to put down but betwen the half hour and the full sleep. We changed our routine, were we now dont do anything to stimulate him, like reading or singing, since he would start to engage and babble back. Every baby is diffeent so maybe singing helps put your little one down and it's okay.  You need to find what works for you. For us its get him, change him, feed him, tell him we love him and its time for bed. If he falls asleep during the feedign we wake him up right before he goes in the pack n play so he knows were he is when he gets up. Find what works for you and stick to it thats the most important part. Good luck

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I'm no expert (FTM) but it sounds like he's overtired. The best bedtime for babies at this age is between 6-8pm. Does he nap around then? Does he get fussy around then? You might want to start the bedtime routine then and see how he does. 1-2 weeks of doing the exact same thing every night and he should be calmer going down. Good luck!

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