My Lo is 6 months old and up to a week ago I would bounce her on the exercise ball to rock her to sleep. This worked fine when she was little but around 3ish months she started waking 3... 4.... 5.... 6 times a night not to nurse but needing to be bounced. She wouldn't stay down and every attempt became longer and longer. Finally at 6 months we decided to do some CIO. I do the same routine as before just without the rocking but after a week of consistently putting her down and returning to the room for checks and shushing nothing has really improved. She still after a week whines and heavy cries at times for at least 35 minutes and as much as an hour and a half. I feel this isn't working for us but I can't go back to breaking my back on the exercise ball 
I need something easy and consistent for her bedtime (I have a 3 year old to tend to as well) but I just am at a loss of where to go from here
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ugh. I'm sorry! I also have a 6 month old and an almost 3 year old, but my toddler goes to bed first, then I deal with the baby's bedtime. she used to go down easy but lately I'm not sure if it's teeth, nosy, or what, it takes a year and a half. it's draining. the only thing that's worked is wearing her in the ring sling - knocks her out in minutes!
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Could you start her out in a swing and then transfer her by any chance? Not ideal, but we didn't have a terrible time eventually weaning from the swing.
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Maybe if you didn't do checks she would adapt better? Maybe a few nights of crying but might pay off in the long run. If youre comfortable with it!
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Does she need to be bounced for daytime naps as well? Does she have any other sleep associations from before besides the bouncing, like pacifier/ white noise? Does she have a solid bedtime routine?
If CIO is not working, I would try something else that is similar to rocking but is easier on you. A swing is a good idea, or if you don't have that maybe you can rock her in the stroller and then transfer? Sometimes with my LO, I have to stand with her and rub her back gently until she is asleep but I make it a point not to pick her up.
Whatever you do, don't go back to the exercise ball! Otherwise it will just get more difficult to break the habit.
Good luck!
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