We are about to embark on some gradual retreat sleep training with our 6.5mo. We currently rock her to sleep, but she is waking frequently at night and needs us to rock her each time.
The aim to to start putting her down awake to go to sleep. I don't think she will get too upset by it, but I do think it will take a long time for her to sleep. I understand that at night time you just persevere till they fall asleep, but I'm confused about nap time.
If I put her in her cot, and she doesn't sleep, at what point do I get her out and give up? Or do you just keep going? I fear that she'll stay awake so long it will be time to feed her again so I'll have to get her up anyway,or I will just spend all day and all night for weeks in her darkened room getting stressed out that she won't sleep.
Any guidance on how to handle nap times very gratefully received...!