I have been working on lengthening my 6 mo naps for at least two weeks. She will most of the time fall asleep really easily in her crib (sometimes after doing a little pu/pd). She seems fast asleep for the first 20 mins and if I succeed (once every 2-3 days) after holding her down for an hour, I can get her to take 1.5 to 2 hour nap. But I have to hold her that long and most of the time it doesn't work. What am I doing wrong? Sometimes her jolts are small and sometimes she goes from dead asleep to wide awake and wiggling instantly. the last two days have been the worst in that she hasn't had more than 30 mins of sleep at a time. She usually has 2h15m to 2h30m A time and then (if I am lucky) 40 min nap time. When I can get her to sleep longer than 40-45 min, she is definitely in a better mood, but I'm not because I have sat in a dark room for an hour trying to keep her asleep. Sorry for the ranting.... any advice would be great! Is there anything that I am missing?
