My 6 Month Old Won't Alone Sleep at night/Separation Anxiety?

Hi Pricilla ...your story is very familiar to me. My son did the same thing. My husband and I let my son sleep with us for the same reasons you have listed. I could not get him to sleep unless he could feel me or his daddy. We decided to let him co sleep until he is older. He will be 2 years old next month. Then we will start weaning and gradually sleeping on his own. We are grateful we made that choice. It has worked well for our family. I could not do the cry it out method either. My advice is to do what feels right for your family. Good luck.

I had a similar problem, even though we didn't co-sleep. Around 6 months my daughter got sick so we started bringing her to bed with us. She got VERY used to that. What we did (although she had been in her crib in her own room since the day we brought her home) was spent about 3 nights with very little sleep. When she would get up, we would get up, rock her to sleep and put her back to bed. When she woke up again (rather it was immediately after or several hours after) we would rock her again and put her back in bed. We just wouldn't put her back in our bed, even if we were up all night. I think it took 2 or 3 nights and she started sleeping in her bed again.
If I were you I would make a decision to either let her sleep with out or in her own bed and own it. I know, for myself, I will go back and forth and then realize 3 months of restless night have passed. If she is going to sleep with you...cool, she's sleeping with you. If not, then she's not. I've lost a lot of sleep over not owning my decisions =O)
Best of luck,
C.

Oh, almost forgot the separation anxiety part. My daughter is still going through this at 18 months. I remember reading somewhere that at around 3 or 4 it becomes all about dad. At my daughters 1st birthday party she wouldn't let anyone hold her but me. I finally made my husband (her dad) hold her and I played with her while he held her until she stopped crying and reaching for me. She got a little better with him after that.

It is a phase, if you're sleeping okay, let her sleep with you and enjoy it!! She won't be 6 months forever. These are precious times.

I had the same problem when my LO was small about that age. She still sleeps in our room and is 25 months old. (long story) so no worries. I would say it is just a phase and keep trying. One day soon she will sleep in her own bed.. it just might seem a long ways off but it's not that far away. The nursing at night is a comfort thing.

My daughter still prefers me over my husband 99% of the time. It's something that Daddy needs to work on with her... spend extra time with her by herself etc. She may always be a Mommy's Girl.