Day time nap environment.

My boy has just turned 3 months. Sleeps very well through the night. But it’s now crossed my mind about day time naps.
We never really set a strict arrangement. If we are out his either sleeps in the pram or car seat and if at home, on the sofa.
Should I be encouraging crib naps upstairs? He has never taken to a Moses basket.

What do you guys do when you are at home?

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Our little girl doesn’t sleep in a room where we aren’t there. We have another next to me crib downstairs for naps - she’s gone off it recently so only wants to nap on me (definitely not complaining!). I’ll be keeping her napping wherever I am based on the NHS SIDS advice, however I know of friends who put their babes down in their upstairs cribs too so it’s personal choice 😊

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We keep our 12 week old downstairs with us during the day in his pack n play and at night put him in his crib in his room! I know totally frowned upon... but I just could not sleep with him in our room. His baby sounds would keep me up! So we installed a monitor in his room that's notifies us when he cries or makes a sound at night😊 Do whatever works best for you girly!

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My little boy either sleeps on me or in his crib upstairs in a dark room - it just works really well for him! x x

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I was actually googling nap schedules today, my LO is 14 weeks and sleeps well at night, during the morning he continues with napping every hour or so and then in the afternoon he stays awake for 2 hours at a time. Some google posts say they sleep for about 4-5 hours during the day. He sleeps downstairs in his carrycot pram during the day

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I follow my lb’s wake windows. He now naps upstairs in his next to me x

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I've got a travel cot permanently up in the living room that I put LO in for day naps. Unless i also need a nap and he goes in the N2M upstairs. If I'm sorting out the nursery i also have the cot in there he can sleep in while i do laundry etc. And can keep an eye on him.

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