Um, sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but my DS is just over 17 months and doesn't self settle. He was almost self settling by about 4 months, then started teething and everything completely went out the window and he's never self settled since. We keep saying that we'll start introducing a sleep routine but then something else happens (usually more teeth) and it never happens. We figure it will happen eventually, and for the most part it suits us (although I am a little envious of those who just pop their babies into their cots and come back later when they awake).
But, to give you hope, it's not always bad news if they don't self settle. DS will sleep almost anywhere, because he will either feed or be rocked in a pram to sleep.
Have you read The No Cry Sleep Solution by Elizabeth Pantley? There may be some ideas in that which help your bub learn to self settle, and from what I understand, the earlier these techniques are implemented, the easier it can be for bubs to adapt to (especially before they are mobile).
ETA: I'll agree with Papillon that some kids just seem to have difficulty sleeping, just as adults do. I was a 'bad' sleeper as a baby and insomniac as a child and adult, my DP is a very restless and light sleeper so there may be a genetic component to sleep.
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