7/8 week old baby having hard time napping

My baby is 7/8 weeks right now and we are going through a similar situation. I read somewhere at this time their bodies stop producing as much melatonin unless it’s dark which is why they don’t nap as well as the newborn phase. Not sure if you are already doing this but we started having our LO nap in a dark room with a sound machine and swaddled. Before he was just in a bassinet in the living room for day naps. If he gets overtired or overstimulated it’s really hard to get him down to nap. So try to start the process at the first tired cues.

Set a heating pad down for 5 or so minutes in the bassinet before setting her down to mimic your warmth. Hopefully this works for you!

I will try this thank u🥹🥺

thank u!!🫶🏽

We just went through this! It lasted for 4 days and then the 5th day she napped so hard all day. Then 6th day was not as good again with the napping but nowhere near the 4 days of exclusive contact napping. But by the end of the week, everything had settled out again. Hang in there! I feel like it was consistent with leap 2 from what I was looking up.

My baby won't nap in the bassinet during the day. She will only sleep for a long period of time if she's next to or on me or my husband. I've been told this is pretty typical baby behavior. It makes it hard to get things done around the house but this is such a short season in life that I'm willing to leave the dishes for an extra day or two and cuddle with my girl.

My son had this problem and I use white noise now

I experienced this and please know that this is normal and you’re not alone. The heating pad did help with my baby. It also helped knowing that babies at this age cannot link their sleep cycles which is why we find ourselves constantly resettling. The best swaddle for me was the sleepea swaddle. You’re in survival mode, so hang in there.