Sometimes when I'm trying to put LO down, I put her down just after she dozes off in my arms, she'll stir a bit then Shh/Pat will put her to sleep. Other times when I lay her in the crib, she'll stir and start squirming, kicking, sucking on her hand, all with her eyes shut. After about 15min she'll be asleep most times. Sometimes not. Is this her self-soothing? Is this squirmy time beneficial to her total sleep amount? Sometimes when she starts the squirmy bit it's at the time where if she doesn't fall asleep ASAP she's going to be OT if she awakens. I'm in the midst of day/night reversal so OT at any time is my worst enemy.
What does her behavior mean and what should I do? Continue Ssh/Pat while she squirms or leave her be? PU and make sure she gets to sleep b/c OT is very detrimental to our day/night reversal?