Fighting naps

Does anybody else feel like they spend all day trying to get baby to nap? I get tempted to give up as he must not be that tired but he is too cranky to play or do anything else!

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Same here

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100% - so difficult when the fight a nap, but refuse anything else (like any other form of entertainment!) Xxx

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this sounds like an ad i promise you it’s not but this was me until i started using the napper app, it works out baby’s perfect nap schedule based on a few days data beforehand and now my baby naps much easier. i think i was just trying to get her to nap based on general wake windows but she likes to stay up longer

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Yes, 💯 same here

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It’s definitely part of the 3-4 month regression 🙈 we have times like this with our 4 month old 🙈

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Same here :(

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Same here. I’m using napper app but even with it sometimes it’s nightmare to put him sleep 🙈 I found that wrapping him in blanket helps though. He might scream a bit but few minutes and he is out 🤣

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Yeah! Since about 2 months old. At first I thought something was off, but have come to realise it’s just the norm! Literally every day!

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It can be so hard! I just sang to my little one while giving her a gentle rock and the singing really helped settle her. I had to sing ‘twinkle twinkle little star’ for about 10mins but she seemed to like it and was better than listening to her screaming fighting the nap! 🙃

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Yup. She naps like half an hour. I just keep it very chilled for a few hours even if she's not napping... Chilled out baby bouncer time, in the baby carrier or or in the rocking chair reading a book, not too much play, even if she doesn't sleep at least she gets some restful moments that way!

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Possibly hungry, we’ve just started weaning and naps are back on and no cranky baby :)

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I’ve started using huckleberry to help predict the nap times, I’ve had it for 2 weeks and it’s really helped

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