DH and I have always settled DD in our arms for sometimes up to an hour before we are able to put her into her bed (she wakes easily when being put down in the bed and wont settle in bed) and she then sleeps a good sleep. However, lately she goes to sleep in our arms and when we put her down when she is completely out of it (mouth open, body limp etc), oh so very gently and carefully, she wakes within minutes and goes through this stretching 'I'm going to wake up now' grunting process then screams and we just have to go through the whole process again. Stroking her head, shushing and putting the dummy in while in bed just don't work, she hates it.

She doesn't feed to sleep, it just doesn't work unless its the middle of the night and I feed her as soon as she wakes, its the days and evenings that are difficult.

Any suggestions as I'm going to have DD on my own for 2 weeks soon when DH goes away and it will do me in if I can't ever get her to settle, I just wont be able to walk around with her in my arms that whole time. She is an excellent sleeper so far when she does go to sleep, anywhere from 2-4 hours at a time.