Hi Linda!

You poor thing! It must be so hard not being sure which way to deal with Emmas sleep.

ok - two things I'm thinking of - Someone mentioned earlier, is she still having two day sleeps and is a bit unsettled due to not being tired enough iykwim? How much sleep is she averaging a day/night? I know with Louis that we had that transition time when if Louis had two sleeps he would sleep terribly at night or just wouldn't go to bed until really late but, when he had 1 sleep he would seem very grizzly and tired by about 5pm but would sleep really really well. I went with the grizzly/tired because it was worth it for a good nights sleep! He's settled now and comfortable having 1 sleep but it probably was a bit awkward for about a month.

My other thought is as others have said the night time ritual. Louis has dinner, a bath and then a cup of milk, a dummy, and a cuddle with dh or I watching tv for anywhere from 5min to 30min depending on on whats on t.v/how he's feeling. Then we say goodnight (Louis gives us a wave) and take him to his cot and give him his blanky, give him a little pat on his chest and out we go. Sometimes he grizzles for a minute but most times he just goes straight to sleep. He's so sleepy from his cuddles on the couch that he's just ready for sleep.
It's so cute now - sometimes he goes to his cot to try and get his dummy and blanky when he's tired as he's associated those things with sleep time.

Hope that helps! You most certainly are doing a fantastic job!!!! Don't forget it!!!