Is he just fighting his sleep?

My little boy started doing this around a month ago I assume he's ready to start independently sleeping but haven't wanted to try yet due to moving in 2 weeks x

How old is he??OMG my baby does the same and i have no idea what it is

He possibly could be over tired. How are you feeding? Well it doesn't really matter anyway, i would try offering breast/bottle, maybe has trapped wind? I would try all them things and see if it helps... make sure he isn't getting over stimulated between naps x

he's 3 months old x

oh mine is 2months and 2weeks…May babies x

I'm assuming he's overly tired, he had just had a bottle and been winded. It happens most times I try him for a nap, it could be he's overstimulated. Thanks x

Maybe he’s too warm? Take his jumper off x

How are the feeds? Does he finish his bottles? He might still be hungry and because he has a dummy you might be missing the cues. Try to give him a bit more next time he eats and does this and see what happens.
Good luck

My LO is the same age and does this. It's frustrating because you know they just need sleep. As was previously mentioned I've figured that it's because he can't get comfy in a contact nap and needs his own space so I have occasional put him down in bed and he's fallen asleep next to me or I try to reposition him and that helps sometimes x

My little girl has started doing this too moving her head into me so I've been giving her a comforter and she plays with the ears and puts the ears on her cheek whilst I rock her. She's too busy looking at the comforter to keep doing it with her head and after a few minutes she just started to nod off in my arms and I move the comforter

Mine does this too. I have tried making a ‘nap routine’ of eating, burping, topping him off, putting him down, staying by his side singing and he would pass out. That worked for like three days 🤷🏻‍♀️, but I may try it again some time later when he needs more of a routine for naps and we get longer naps. It does seem like he is looking for some nip action. He may not like lying on his side? Good luck, you got this!

Mine writhes around like that when he’s got gas and needs to burp or fart, because he can’t get comfortable enough to sleep. Although as people have said above there could be lots of reasons! Maybe try a few different things and see what seems to settle him (burping, more milk in case hungry, etc)

Awww! He’s looks like such a cutie 🥺

My baby did this, it was my son getting comfy, I found he I kept him there he would fall asleep

If you’re having a hard time with sleep I recommend reading the book “the good sleeper” by Janet krone Kennedy. Saved my life! Explains all these types behaviours

I think sometimes if they’re too full this position isn’t comfy on their tummies

Our son (almost 5 months) does this when overtired. If he's laid on us we'll hold his arms close to his body so he can't flap about, sway him, shush and bum pats and then not long after it's like a switch has been flicked and he'll just go really chill and still. May stay chill for a bit then sleep, or fall straight to sleep x

Mine does this everytime he is super tired! I hold him and talk to him, he listens to me talk and falls asleep in like 5 mins.

My daughter is 2 months an she does the same thing

yes my baby does this if she’s hungry and I’ve missed some of the earlier signals. I call it “beat the boobie” 😂 it’s usually with the head turning like shown in the video too as she searches for the right place to latch on. As soon as she’s latched, all wriggling stops.

My son is 2 months and is doing the same thing. I put him in a swaddle and in his bassinet and he goes to sleep. I’m like why don’t you wanna nap with me anymore 😩

Could you try a skin-to-skin nap? My LO always falls asleep much quicker that way. Even if it’s just his head against my bare chest it seems to comfort him better.

My daughter is 2 months ans she started doing this everytime we do contact nap too. I always assumed she’s just trying to find a better position where she’s more comfortable 😅😅

He's that age where he wants to breastfeed a bit n fall asleep. He's sucking hard but not getting any.
May be you want to feed him a little time before the nap time, so he's little more satisfied...

he was breastfed up until 2 weeks ago x

no he wasn't warm he doesn't always wear a jumper x

thanks but he had just been fed and always finishes his bottle. Also, he feeds every 2-4 hours so I don't worry about him being hungry

aww ok I hope you find a solution xx

YES I'm starting to think maybe he's just uncomfy, if we lie down together he goes down okay but it is very frustrating x

aw! My little boy also has a comforter he likes face to face contact as well.. I've just done that now and he's gone without a fuss!

I guess this position was the position I used to breastfeed him on? He was bf up until he was 11 weeks old so maybe he's looking for his comfort? It could be so many things haha

he's definitely tired so I'm not worried it's that x

I think it's the case of trying everything because it could be alot of things 😩

yeah he does eventually get off to sleep

thank you x

Still with more reason if he finishes the bottle he might still be hungry. Good luck!

never thought of that! Thank you x

we have done a skin to skin nap today and he's gone straight off the sleep x

awh good it works well for us at the moment it also stops her pulling her dummy out and trying to chew it as it's her new trick she has learnt

He only does this for contact naps? Unfortunately he may be outgrowing them 😭
My baby is 4 months and only naps in her crib now, she will contact nap if she is extremely tired and we are out and about.

I think he is overstimulated.See his sleep pattern and you can see

yes my son did the same, must be a comfort thing ☺️