Can't settle - why??

[ellasmum]

I hope that someone can help / give me advice!!

My 9 week old has recently started waking up approx. 45 minutes after I put her down to sleep at about 7.00pm. I am not sure whether it is because she has not had enough food before she goes down ( she is often v.v. sleepy so doesn't feed for very long) or whether it is just her inability to settle on her own.

She only seems to be able to go to sleep if she is feeding / suckling or if she is in her pushchair.

I am currently going in to her room and feeding her again after she wakes up - should I be leaving her to cry? I have tried going in to comfort her but this makes absoloutely no difference. It can take up to 2 hours for her to go off to sleep and sometimes she seems so wide awake that I give up and she doesn't go off to sleep until after 10.00pm.

I know this question covers old ground but I cannot find specific help on any other conversations.

Ellasmum
Getting the timing at the end of the day is the hardest bit for me. I often seem to find that dd has slept (including in the buggy)/fed/played in a pattern which finds her waking from a sleep (or walk) around 4pm which is an awkward time as if she gets tired around 6pm she will probably not go down properly and wake again before 7pm ready to play until at least 9pm - when I'd much rather have her down for the night by 8pm at the latest. But if I manage it so I take a walk with the buggy at the right time of the afternoon I find I can get the timing a bit better.
I don't usually bathe her until she is just starting to get a bit scratchy but the bath calms her down. Sometimes it is still an hour after the bath before she shows signs of tiredness again - even when I read her a story (my voice seems to be soothing).
Our bath routine is NOT CLB however - I usually bathe with her, then hand her to dh (assuming he is home by then) - he dries and dresses her and takes her into the sitting room to feed while I top up the bath with hot water and enjoy a few moments of peace. Don't know if she would go down quicker if I was more disciplined in following CLB - darkened room, no stimulation etc.
We do let her cry in the evening - usually doesn't last more than 10 mins and I go in to reassure every 5 mins (but don't pick up).

Have just had an almighty battle to get dd to go to sleep this lunchtime - finally managed to get her to take a dummy (first time on ages) and after about half an hour of crying / sucking dummy with me holding it in she has dropped off.

Did other people find that they had to hold the dummy in for the first few goes otherwise it just falls out?