My Dd is 6 months old and I'm working on getting her to fall asleep in her own bed, rather than me having to rock her to sleep (as I mostly have done previously). My problem is that she keeps waking up after just 5/10 minutes! The internet seems to assume that your baby will either wake up when you put them down, or after one sleep cycle of 30-40 minutes, so I feel like I'm alone in experiencing this issue.
She's doing really well and will normally fall asleep in her own bed at night, but I'm still rocking her for most naps and trying to put her down 'drowsy but awake' when I can. This is mostly a naps issue, but does sometimes happen at night too. If I hold her for 10 minutes after she's fallen asleep in my arms & then put her down, she normally stays asleep for at least 1 sleep cycle of around 35 minutes, but if I try to put her down as soon as she's fallen asleep, or if I get her to sleep in her cot, she almost always wakes up again after 5 or so minutes and I have to settle her again (though it is easier the second time). She's definitely asleep, so what gives?