DD is turning 10 weeks on Sunday. She has been doing well at BT and at night for more than a week now. I am able to put her down drowsy but awake, and then pat her to sleep. She doesn't like shhing, so I just pat. She is able to self-sooth at night during the sleep cycles and always goes back to sleep after NF.
However, things are so different at all the naps. She is unable to sleep in crib and always sleeps in our arms or carriers. But it is hot these days and she gets a lot of heat rash, so I have to put her down to sleep.
I have been doing shh-pat for her first morning nap for over a week now. Slow progress.
Yesterday and today I have been doing shh-pat for the first two naps. I was able to pat her to sleep, but she always only stayed asleep for 20min and then woke up. After that she was still sleepy and OT, sometimes eyes closed, but always open in a minute or two. After doing this for another 30min or so, she would start cry full on and was unable to resettle.
The question is I didn't stop patting when she woke up at the 20 min mark. I don't understand why she was able to fall asleep but unable to stay asleep, my hands were still patting. I really want to know if this is the process to success or am I doing it wrong? Any advice is welcome. Many thanks in advance.
Each nap I do shh-pat, I always pat for more than an hour nonstop. It is quite exhausting, with one hand putting on her thighs, and the other one patting on her shoulder. But it is worth all the pain and effort if DD is able to sleep in the crib.