Feeling defeated about naps

Does she take a dummy? If she’s used to feeding to sleep and looking for that sucking comfort she may do well with a dummy.

If she's taking so long to go down I think there's maybe an element of under tiredness there. what's your current nap schedule looking like?

My nursery will put them to sleep in a pushchair. The end goal is for them to nap independently on the mat, but they'll help them get to that point over time

You'll be surprised how much they adapt to day care. They may do things for them that they don't do for you. I would say don't stress too much

Thanks so much for the suggestions ☺️ never been a girl for the dummy despite my best efforts but I might try again now she’s a bit bigger.

I get you Teri - she’s doing up at 6:30 and doing a 45-60 min nap at 8:30, a 60 minute nap at 12:30 and a shorter one at 16:40 (maybe 30 mins or so). I tried her on two naps (lengthened the middle one, the first she tends to wake up on her own) but she was definitely over tired and woke up every 2 hours over night.

Great to hear others have adapted! I’m sure they’ll be better than me at it anyway

If you're up for a little change cos 3 naps is absolutely fine we were on 3 til very recently!! Cap the first nap at 30 mins to maintain sleep pressure, middle one 60 or even as long as 90 if she'll do it. Cap last nap to 10/15 mins absolute max to just take the edge off before bedtime. I think that'll be much more balanced for you!! Xx