Moving from contact naps

I found using a good nap routine worked well for us. Close curtains/ put in sleep bag/ play same playlist every time. After a a week or so it became easier and easier for her to fall asleep and transfer her.

We always fed to sleep but he's an absolute lump now and I can't transfer him as easily so we switched. We do the same routine as bedtime but without the bath (bottle, sleep bag, book, white noise) and lie him down. We did ferber so left him for 2 mins, then 4 mins etc. The first 2 days were a tough but after that he doesn't even cry now just rolled over and goes to sleep

We have. First we moved feeds to when she wakes up to break association with sleep. Then did ferber method so she could learn to sleep on her own. It takes time, be patient and consistent

do you have any info you used on the Ferber method please? I know I can google which I have but just like to read what people are looking at 🙏

hey do you have info that you used for the Ferber method please? I know I can google there’s just so much out there

I’ve just moved from contact naps but still feed to sleep. I do same post bath routine from the evening - close curtains, white noise, change, sleeping bag, bottle, and then put her in cot. Goes down for about 2 hours. I’d love to try Ferber method or something but I have another 3 year old who gets shouty if he is left too long and I’m on my own 13 hours a day so now isn’t the time! Maybe when he starts preschool in January I can look into it more x

https://www.babycenter.com/baby/sleep/the-ferber-method-demystified_7755

thanks 🙏

so when I try to put her down after a feed for a nap she wakes up but of a night time she goes down fine. Even if I do the sleep bag, blind, noise machine etc it’s like it’s just not a deep enough sleep. Do you think it’s just cause she’s used to contact naps?

My daughter wakes up sometimes too. I end up just sitting with her and rocking her. Usually gets her down. I keep doing it until she drops off

maybe I need to persevere more then 🙏

We've recently moved from all contact naps to all cot naps, but still Feed to sleep and then transfer him to his cot. It took about 2 weeks of consistently making sure every nap he was transferred to his cot, but if he woke I would try and resettle or we would just end thr nap short. He now naps happily in there x

that’s my worry of her not going back to sleep and then not having enough sleep overall but I think I just need to try

Keep persevering ! Good luck!

My little girl had all her naps on me which I loved but we recently moved her to napping in her cot and she sleeps for so much longer! We do bottle, sleep bag, blinds shut and white noise so similar to bedtime and she goes down really well. It actually went so much better than I thought because prior to this she would only nap on me, I think it was just the right time for her to nap on her own, I don’t think it would have gone so well if she was a lot younger. I just think she was ready.

@Sarah we do have days still where he doesn't nap long enough, I just try and go with it and adapt the routine where possible, vut he is getting alot getter now and napping for longer