Soothing the baby

When I see that my LO is sleepy during the day and wants to nap, but is fussy and tired and I know they don't want milk- I usually hold them on their side with their head on my arm, chest leaning towards me, their arm dangling underneath my arm, have my other arm holding them in between their legs with my hand touching their back then I kind of rock a little bit and put a pacifier in his mouth. That usually does the trick for my LO. I sometimes sit down and watch tv doing it. The TV for me adds the white noise for them, lol

I hope that helps 😅

It sounds daunting, but try putting them down drowsy but awake and let them try to self soothe into a nap. I committed to it every nap, starting on a Monday and by the end of the week he was (and still is!) a pro at going down for naps/bedtime.

Exactly what I do! My LO like to be rocked so I bounce on my exercise ball while doing it when I’m lazy lol

I do want to try this. But that would mean letting her cry a whole lot before she finally settles for a nap. Was this a concern with your baby too? If so, how did you manage it?

Honestly my LO hates contact napping now and as soon as I see sleepy cues, I lie him down and make sure he knows I’m close by, either by rubbing his head or a hand on his chest and he just falls asleep 🤷🏻‍♀️