Transitioning sleep cycles

[Bethany89]

So my 7 month old is having terrible nighttime sleep and terrible naps aka only 20-30 minutes at a time maybe 45 mins tops.. I know it's a sleep cycle issue like he can't get back to sleep after changing sleep cycles. How do I aid him in his? We have always rocked to sleep with a paci. CIO isn't an option and its a bad idea for him as yes we tried it and all it did was hype him up not to sleep