My LO sometimes falls asleep independently for naps and nighttime but has started waking within a few mins and is upset. Sometimes he calms and fallls asleep but mostly we need to go in and hold him. He is 8 weeks old.
We have noticed that sometimes a gentle shake seems to work. So we have a hand on his belly and shake him so to speak whilst he is flat in the crib gently for a few seconds. It seems to literally shake him out of his reluctance to stay asleep.
I emphasize- we are not holding and shaking but a jiggle in the crib.
So is his helping him or creating a dependence on movement to sleep.
He does sleep for longish stretches at night FYI and can have good long naps although they are a bit hit or miss he last few days.