Please refrain from sleep training or cry out method. Do research and check with ur paediatrician first. Sometimes different personalities affect ability to sleep on their own and some prefer touch and proximity.
The previous generations will always say dont over hold n cuddle baby to sleep or even hold baby while sleeping. Please smile and nod but dont follow ok? A baby cries to share its needs aka need to be held, be close, fed, tummy ache all. And babies especially needs a lot of skin to skin. And when basic needs are met (Maslows hierarchy of needs) then baby is safe (Erik Erikson psychosocial dev) for a child to grow up holistically.
In reality its super crazy tiring and hard to be present, to understand the baby, to meet every need optimally with exhaustion, mentally burnt out, over touched and over whelm. But its worth it. Its the right thing to do. Trust the process and get help (professionally, physical, mental etc)
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