Naps
We have no structure, or routine with naps now and I keep seeing from 3 months old we should have predictability?! The only nap i know she needs is 9am and its more or less the same every day.
ALSO, this baby will not nap by falling asleep independently, tried many many times. She will NOT settle and gets herself wide awake if I place her down when shes sleepy and try to settle in her cot.
I have to hold her and rock her to sleep, i MAY get away with putting her down once in a deep sleep for a 20min nap but thats it. Whereas if I hold her it would be over 1hr!
Im worried i will have to hold her,/rock her for every nap ever going forward?!
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It’s the same for me! I usually wear my 3 month old daughter for her daytime naps. I imagine it’ll get easier over time as babies get better at linking their sleep cycles. All I can say is you’re definitely not alone!
Exactly the same here!
Same!
Same here, I try and use a different technique everytime he naps so I don’t start losing my mind. Eg. First nap of the day in the carrier, second feed to sleep in bed etc. I have found that if I follow a rough schedule like on huckleberry (app) he goes down easier, think I was letting him get over tired before without realising. Still only manage 3/4 naps a day though, never hit the magic 5 naps 😅
Babies change and develop soooo fast!
It is totally normal…
As being said, use two ways of getting baby to sleep if possible such as carrying and nursing.
Also why would the baby fall asleep independently already? Social media is tricking you
It is totally normal that naps are not the same time… it highly depends on activities etc
We don’t have a routine, she wakes at 7/8 or 9am, feeds, has half an hour play and goes back down. She generally naps after every feed tbh I’m not sure if that’s normal or not🤣 she’s like a lion lmao.
I have no advice on the holding I’m sorry! All 3 of mine slept independently. Does she have a dummy?
All I can say is it doesn’t last forever! :)
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Naps
We have no structure, or routine with naps now and I keep seeing from 3 months old we should have predictability?! The only nap i know she needs is 9am and its more or less the same every day.
ALSO, this baby will not nap by falling asleep independently, tried many many times. She will NOT settle and gets herself wide awake if I place her down when shes sleepy and try to settle in her cot.
I have to hold her and rock her to sleep, i MAY get away with putting her down once in a deep sleep for a 20min nap but thats it. Whereas if I hold her it would be over 1hr!
Im worried i will have to hold her,/rock her for every nap ever going forward?!
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