6.5 month old not going to sleep at night and short activity - HELP!

[sonalim]

Hi

My nearly 7 month old has been going to sleep well and STTN since 4 months, she started fighting the catnap and barely took 30ml during the df so we dropped both but in the last 3 weeks she has been refusing to go to sleep  - she's either really awake and wants to play or she's really tiRed but can't seem to get herself to sleep. She also used to be able to do 2.5-2.75 hrs activity but in the last week has dropped to just 2hrs by which time she's rubbing her eyes and getting cranky and desperately wants to sleep -I would really appreciate some help as don't know what to do.

She's on a 4 hr EASY and is bottle fed and has solids twice a day

Her EASY is:

E   7:30am-milk
A   7.45am (9.00am –solids)
S   9:30am - nap for 2 hrs
E   11.30am-milk
A   11.45am
S   13.30pm - nap for 1.5-2hrs
E   3.30pm - milk
A   3.45pm (5.00pm - solids )
   6:30pm - bath
E   7:00-7:15pm - milk
S           7.15-7.30pm

I've tried moving bedtime earlier as I know her last activity is long but that doesn't seem to help

[Love, laughter, & PJs]

I think she needs more A time.  By this age they're usually doing 3+h.  I would try to push through and extend those A times (except the last one, but as you lengthen the earlier ones, this one should even out) by 5-10 min every 2-3 days starting with the first one.  I think that will help.