I have been reading everything on this site and still find myself confused as to how it can be applied to my situation. I have an older daughter who had no sleep issues whatsoever, so this is so new and frustrating to me. If I had the time I would read Tracy's entire book, but I have devoted so much time on this issue already and feel more and more frustrated each day.
My six month old daughter takes two naps per day, with each nap lasting only 40 minutes each. I guess you could say I follow a modified version of the EASY plan, but with a two year old things just don't always go according to plan.
I do put my daughter into her crib awake and she is able to soothe herself to sleep without a problem. Something (apparently this natural awakening) is causing her to wake up at the 40 minute mark and I am clueless as to how to handle this. I have tried letting her fuss it out, cry a bit, etc., but it obviously isn't working.
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. I adore my daughter, but I am starting to get annoyed with her inability to stay asleep for any significant period of time. While big sister is napping for hours at a time, little sister is wide awake and happy to be so.