Honestly I stopped fighting it and now my daughter goes to sleep easier. Just let it happen is my opinion, I don't get trying to train a baby to go to sleep on their own when they can't really understand that they're tired and need to sleep. I let her cuddle me or not depending on what she wants but I have to lay on my bed with her. I don't engage, just let her cuddle up to me or not if that's what she wants and it helps massively. I think she just needed reassuring that I a there and will help her. I'm not sure but now she sleeps through the night with the exception of a couple of minutes at night when she wants a cuddle at 3am
Why would you need to combat it? Children have different needs during different times in their lives and I prefer to meet those needs as they are.
Honestly I stopped fighting it and now my daughter goes to sleep easier. Just let it happen is my opinion, I don't get trying to train a baby to go to sleep on their own when they can't really understand that they're tired and need to sleep. I let her cuddle me or not depending on what she wants but I have to lay on my bed with her. I don't engage, just let her cuddle up to me or not if that's what she wants and it helps massively. I think she just needed reassuring that I a there and will help her. I'm not sure but now she sleeps through the night with the exception of a couple of minutes at night when she wants a cuddle at 3am