Baby won’t nap outside of house

Baby has never been a great napper (40 mins max) and always a struggle but she will never nap if we’re not at home and it’s getting me down. I feel like I can’t go anywhere or do anything because she just gets so upset and then hyper because she hasn’t napped.

She won’t nap in the car or pram. I’ve tried putting sun shades down so it’s darker but doesn’t make a difference, oh, she also just spits the dummy out of you’re not holding her too! Anybody had this and found a solution? Feel like I’m always rushing back home to avoid a really grumpy baby…

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I have to do this too, she won't sleep well anywhere new. Falls asleep as soon as I'm through the front door of the house lol 😆

Same here and no solution, sorry! We were out yesterday and my LB was up for almost 6 hours despite us trying to put him to sleep!

I have a similar issue my LO will very rarely fall asleep in his pram, but if I use a carrier when out then transfer him when asleep into the pram it seems to work? I'm not sure if you've tried that

The carrier always used to work but now she’s more alert and nosey even that is a bit of a gamble whether she’ll fall asleep! Never risked a transfer either as I live in fear of waking her but maybe I will!

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