How to get baby to nap during the day?
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Don't put him in his moses basket. Baby doesn't know you are separate people yet so wants to stay close. A change to formula won't do anything to get baby to sleep longer stretches. If you want to get stuff done whilst baby sleeps try a baby carrier.
Maybe try a swaddle bag for the nap as your baby might just want to be hold while sleeping and is anxious about being separated. Does your voice helps to calm he down? I recorded myself singing on my phone a play it on and on to trick him to think that I was still there! Don't miss your LO sleeping cue neither, I put mine to sleep or nap awake and he will put himself to sleep and this way I am not waking him up putting him to sleep
If you haven’t already,maybe consider trying to UP your breastmilk just with good nutrition that favors milk production. Vitamins and everything. Pumping helps too. Just before you decide on Formula ❤️.
Also, you are doing great! This might feel like your days are never ending and that you are not doing much all day because of that but you are keeping a human alive and creating wonderful memories, times fly and especially with them 🥰🥰. This is just a phase that you are going through, it will pass ;) sometimes you might think it's just a phase after another but think about the small victories!!! Mine is 4 months and I can have warm coffee again just now (yep, warm not hot yet) 😂😂
@Nyssa at night time he does sleep in a dark room, swaddled with white noise but I was told not to do this in the day time before his sleep cycle/cardiac rhythm is regulated 😭
@Djilly thank you I really needed to hear this today 🥺❤️
Just to add, this is completely normal. Baby still thinks they are part of you and you are their safe place. I just tried to go with it and made sure I had stuff at hand but it's hard to eat and get things done. It does get easier though. Baby wearing works for some people and also swaddles too. Enjoy the cuddles and closeness though, it all flies in and you will miss that stage 💕 its so hard and draining but don't pressure yourself to get everything done. You are doing fab. You can swaddle during the day in a light room with white noise. I changed to day time naps in dark at 4 months during regression x
Contact nap. It’s very normal for them only to sleep on you. Enjoy the cuddles.
It could be what others have said and he is hungry. Or he needs more comfort associations. Try to follow the same routine everytime your baby needs to sleep (sound machine, dark room, special comfort blanket, etc.) That way he can associate things other than just your boob with sleep. My baby had similar struggles at that age, consistency with how he went to sleep and when helped a lot!