DNS verification and SSL issues with custom domain on Netlify

Hi everyone,

I’m having ongoing trouble setting up my custom domain on Netlify and would really appreciate some help.

Netlify site name: stately-cendol-806721.netlify.app
Custom domain: spanglitalianlanguages.com

Issue:

My domain is not properly pointing to Netlify. I get the error:
“DNS verification failed — spanglitalianlanguages.com doesn’t appear to be served by Netlify.”
Because of this, Let’s Encrypt SSL certificates won’t provision.
When the site loads, it often shows SSL errors like ERR_SSL_PROTOCOL_ERROR or privacy warnings, especially on the www version.
Sometimes the site loads without issues, but it’s inconsistent.

What I’ve done so far:

On Cloudflare DNS, I have:
Two A records for @ pointing to 75.2.60.5 and 99.83.190.102 (Netlify IPs)
A CNAME for www pointing to stately-cendol-806721.netlify.app
Disabled proxy (orange cloud off) on these records
*Waited more than 24 hours for DNS changes to propagate
Added a _redirects file in my Netlify site to force HTTPS

Still having problems:

SSL certificate won’t renew or provision
DNS verification keeps failing
Site is accessible only sporadically or with security errors

Could anyone help me figure out what I’m missing or what to fix? I’m happy to provide any further info or logs needed.

Thanks so much!

I’m not sure if you’ve since changed it to a cloudflare holding page, but I see only cloudflare records:

A:
https://www.whatsmydns.net/#A/spanglitalianlanguages.com

CNAME:
https://www.whatsmydns.net/#CNAME/spanglitalianlanguages.com