How do you soothe you LO?

My friend, who has a baby the same age as mine (8 weeks), told me that her little one doesn’t like to be rocked to sleep. He only falls asleep lying on the bed with a pacifier while she strokes him. If she tries to put him to sleep by holding him, he will cry.

We have a different situation. We need to rock our little one for 10-20 minutes using a fitness ball. Occasionally, a pacifier works, but usually, it doesn’t. If he lies on the bed, he will never fall asleep by himself and eventually will start crying.

How do you put your babies to sleep? What methods work best for you?