How to get baby to nap in crib?

Babies will grow out of contact naps 🤦‍♀️ LO is 4 weeks old, they hardly know you're separate beings, try a carrier/sling if you wanna do chores but embrace the contact naps

Never growing out of contact napping is sleep training BS and completely untrue

Congrats on being newly pp! I think what you are doing is great, keep offering the crib nap first and if it transitions into a contact nap that is okay. Make sure the crib nap is set for success, dark room, sound machine, right temp, etc.
Contact naps are nice here and there but not the time! You need rest and things need to get done so I totally get it ❤️

My LB still contact naps now at 14 weeks, I am able to put him down when he's asleep now but he likes a snuggle to doze off 😂

I like how you are thinking around sleep training BS. I did read that they don’t grow out of contact nap in a sleep training group blog lol.
Have you LOs grown out of it automatically?

Get a heat pack and warm it and have it in his crib while your holding him to warm his spot where he lays then when you put him down it’s nice and warm and if need be leave heat pack in crib laying next to him so he can feel the warmth and he will think he is still been held. I have to do this with my daughter.. works a treat for her

It is absolutely sleep training BS. They want to sell you a program that "teaches" successful sleep so of course they tell you that you can't do without it. All babies will eventually learn to self soothe. It just takes time.

The way to transition to crib is to just keep offering it. Eventually, baby will get used to the surroundings and they will become familiar. It also helps to just be with them in that room so they get used to it. Don't try to restrict noise too much so they get used to background sounds (white noise does help, though).

When they wake, I would just "rescue" the nap with a contact nap. Then try again next nap. Sometimes it takes, sometimes it doesn't, but the stretches are getting longer now and we're going on 6 months.

Spending more time in the room where you want LO to sleep may help

oh I’m in the room like at the time! He will still wake up in 10min as soon as input him down.

Also how did y’all get their babies to nap without a binky? My babe will constantly root even after feeding him multiple times, will sleep at the breast but when I try to pick him up and contact nap with him he will get up and root again. And I know he’s not hungry and only wants to comfort suck. My partner is the sleep expert now to get him down but no way does he ever sleep when I try. Always wants to get back to the breast.
And I want to be able to get him to nap when my partner heads back to work.

Baby is still very young at 4 weeks old to be sleeping alone for nap times. I totally understand it can be frustrating not getting things done around the house but you’ve just had a baby lovely. Enjoy the contact naps while they last and let your body heal.

My little girl is still contact napping and she’s 4.5 months old x

Personally, I think it’s easier for dads to get them to nap when they’re so young. They don’t fully understand that they’re a seperate person from you yet and they’ll be able to smell your milk. They may not be hungry and might want comfort but that’s completely normal because they know mama is there.

With regards to contact naps, I’d make the most of it. Everyone and every baby is different. We had as many contact naps with our LO during the day when he was a newborn and he’s 15 weeks now and he contact naps sometimes but we can also transition him into his crib and he’ll sleep there. Occasionally when he falls asleep I’ll put him down straight away to get things done or to have a nap.

did you implement anything specific for transitioning him to his crib or he was automatically able to?

nope, he did it by himself

I really want to thank all the mamas for the reassurance and suggestions around this! ❤️

yes and no. He’s gone through phases of not wanting to contact nap and then only wanting to contact nap. It’s totally normal for them to need us more during developmental stages. Also be mindful that babies cluster feed to build your supply before they gone through big development stages (not just newborn stage - although that is the worst id say) so even though you might think he’s not hungry he might be rooting not only for comfort but to increase your supply. I remember my Lo wasn’t off the boob at around that age