Hi bees. Our LO is 18 weeks old, and we are having a hard time getting her to fall asleep at night. She sleeps through the night once she's out, but bedtime can take 1-2 hours.

I was looking into the no-cry sleep solution, but wanted to ask other people if it was useful.

We aren't interested in doing CIO. I'm open to any gentle methods.

Normal bedtime routine looks like this: bath, jammies, screaming, bottle, passes out, put her in bed, she wakes up 30 minutes later, nurse, sleep, wake, put pacifier in mouth, wake a few more times, eventually falls asleep.

I know this is NOT a great method, as I wish the bottle/nursing wasn't her crutch.

ETA: we co-sleep ... she's in a little co-sleeper next to our bed. Not sure if that really matters.

Thank you!!