When I do go in and flip him over I give him the soother to go back to sleep. He falls asleep almost instantly.
Prior to his nw which started at 4 months he would start to wake only around 5-6 am and the soother would get him back to sleep quickly until morning. Could the soother be a prop or because he falls asleep generally independently could it be the culprit.
If you need to roll his and plug in the soother for him to get back to sleep, then imo you and the soother is a prop.
It could also be that he is in the 3-2 nap transition and here is a link which explains it better
All about the 3-2 transition- 5/6 monthsHis daytime naps are about 1.5 hrs though I am trying to get them to 2 hrs cause he tries to sleep for about 45-50 for his cat nap when I aim for 25 minutes as I don't want it affecting his night time sleep or bedtime.
If he's sleeping 1.5hrs, that is a good enough nap and not sure how you would be able to extend it
. With the increased A times, you might find him taking longer naps. But even when he's down to 2 naps, if they are 1.5hrs each, which is considered restorative enough. What are his A times at the moment? Could you post your routine? It might be better to stretch the A times and as opposed to giving him a CN, doing an earlier bedtime?
Also about 2 weeks ago he started waking 2-3 hrs after we put him to bed crying (has happened about 5 times now). Normally I can just go up and pick him up and soothe him could he be having night terrors already?
Waking up and crying in the earlier part of the night meant overtired for us. Is he teething at all? Do you think he might be in pain?