<human>: Hi parents. I have an 8 month old girl who has been putting herself to sleep on her own since she was 3-4 months old. When she puts herself to sleep, she usually does it with less than 2 minutes of crying--often none at all. But recently, she wakes up wailing 30-90 minutes later. When we bounce, nurse, or otherwise help her fall asleep, she will take 2+ hour naps, 6+ hours at night.

What's with this?? I thought that being able to put herself to sleep was supposed to help prevent her from waking up before she was done sleeping. **Should we just help her every time?** I don't want her to forget how to fall asleep on her own because I do think it's an important skill to have. We've never had to cry it out with her and we aren't interested in starting that now. 

Has anyone experienced this? Is it just a weird sleep regression/Wonder Week thing?  Info about her: she does have a cold but nothing she hasn't experienced before. No teeth visible, no signs of pain. Has been crawling for about a month.

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<bot>: 8 month old can put herself to sleep without CIO, but sleeps better when she's put down sleeping. What gives?