Hello Mums, long post please bare with me. So my 8 month old between 3-7 months used to self sooth for all naps and bedtime in her cot. We always watched awake times and it worked well for us. The last month, she one day suddenly stopped SS and cried when put in cot. I now feed to sleep for naps and bedtime (here is the problem!).
Routine is: Awake between: 5.30 - 6.30am
Nap: 9 - 10.30 (sometimes 1hr or 45 mins)
Nap - 3hrs later. Around 1 - 1.5 hrs.
Bedtime around 6am if woken from 2pm onwards.
Basically whatever time I put her to bed she will sing, throw her dummy on the floor, flip around bed, cry etc etc. This goes on for hours. My husband will eventually rock her to sleep once she has had enough. This is no different, if awake times change, nap length change. It so frustrating. Has anyone else experienced this?
Finally, she will not take a 3rd nap and since transitioning to 2 naps wakes much more at night and earlier. By the time I have her down to sleep at night her awake time can be 5 hours!