21 month old wakes in night laid on stomach crying

[Edieking]

Hi

My ds wakes a few times each night and she is laid on her front crying, she only stops crying if we turn her on her back (we then cover back up, say shhhh and leave).
It happens from 1-5 times a night and I don't understand why?! She is able to turn herself over, is a happy child during day etc.
routine is :

6-7 wake/cup of milk & breakfast
10 - snack
12 - lunch
1230/1 - nap for one hour
3- snack
5 - tea
6 - cup of milk
615- bath
630- bed

[cath~]

I would try encouraging her to turn herself back over when you resettle her, so she can learn and get the idea to sort herself out if/when she wakes up.  Do you think that would work?  Could you practice it (rolling over in cot) during the day?  (I know she *can* do it, but if you do it with her during the day she might be more inclined to do it herself when she wakes during the night iyswim).

Also, does she fall asleep independently?

Does she fall asleep on her tummy or her back? 

Do you think she wakes up on her tummy and then cries?  Or wakes up, rolls over, and then cries?

How long has this been going on for?  Did she used to STTN?

[Edieking]

If I tried it on the night it would probably wake her up but will give it a shot.
At night we put her in cot , kiss, cover up and shut the door. She usually falls asleep quickly after talking for a bit.
She goes to sleep on her back and wakes up on her back, she's in a cot but there's lots of room in there.
She wakes up on her tummy then cries, it's been going on for prob six months.
She's had various sleep issues such as swaddled till 1 year, crying for dummy in night so we weaned that at around 14 months (she took to both quickly) . I used pupd when younger. She has always woken up a few times since around 3 months, every time we think we've removed the obstacle something new crops up
We shortened her nap to 1 hour recently and she has slept thru a few times.
Thabks

[cath~]

how is it going?