I should be an old pro. My older son was a shocking sleeper too But I didn't have anything else to worry about so I just went with it. I taught him to self settle at 9 months and it took heaps of work with up & down in the cot to try and avoid crying. I was trying the same technique but I don't think this baby is ready at 5 months.

I get what you mean Mad... with this guy though he would go down in 15mins but then wake up 15mins later. Keeping him up longer and using the ergo to settle to sleep (then moving to the cot) helped as I didn't feel chained to the bedroom. Had a better day thankfully