Between 3-6mo, my daughter would only fall asleep on her own for naps when it was bright and quiet in her room. She quickly stopped once she started crawling. My son has only done it once because that’s just how sleepy he was. But he’s too observant to fall asleep on his own. Like stated above, he would have to cry himself to sleep and he’s too young for that.
Tell your partner to chill first of all. My baby does it but it took time. We haven't fully sleep trained her but we started practicing putting her in her crib sleepy and let her hang there instead of putting her In the crib asleep. It will take time if you don't want tears. You can check out the "chair method" that's basically what I have been doing, I put her down and hang out with her so she knows I'm around and then when I felt like she was doing better I would stay far or outside of the room. I never waited if she cried I gave her a min and I would come but that's personal preference, you can wait longer. Sometimes babies would cry and stop, this happened to her often. You can research different methods but falling asleep independently is possible but takes learning and having a bed time routine that's consistent and gives them the cue to fall asleep
I have a 3 year old and a 6 month old. Nobody sleeps just on their own. 6 month old needs milk, 3 year old wants to be cuddled. I don’t sleep on my own. My anxiety keeps me awake until my fiancé cuddles me. My fiancé can’t sleep on his own. It’s normal to want connection to sleep.
Tell you partner to read up on baby development. This is normal and part of having a baby.
My girl used to nap if I put her in drowsy but doesn't now at 6 months. I asked the doctor and object permanence has kicked in so now she truly understands when she's alone. She said I could do modified cry it out if I want to sleep train her. I let her hang out if she's just complaining but big tears get cuddles
Its normal and they probably wont for a while. Your partner should chill because babies are not robots that you can just turn off. My son is 3 and still doesnt fall asleep on his own. Kids need cuddles and love. Thats just part of being a parent.
Thank you so much ladies !!! I agree with everything you guys said … I personally don’t mind putting her to sleep even if she was older but sometimes I just feel so defeated because he gets mad
I barely get sleep so sometimes because I’m always with her because I feel he gets mad when it takes a while for her to fall asleep
It's normal especially from a biological standpoint. For her to fall asleep on her own will require sleep training and tears. Pass for me for now