Naps

SweetSpikette

Does your LO take them? b/c mine refuses.
I'm lucky if I get 10 - 15mins once or twice a day.

At night she sleeps in 3 hr stretches between nursing.

I've tried recreating the scene with lighting, noise, etc... but nothing helps.
I get nothing done and have no "me" time.

Help!

AFWife1229

swaddle!! LO used to be the same way. She's usually awake for no more than 2 hours and starts to get fussy and sleepy, so then I swaddle her. she fights it for a bit, then passes out. she actually just woke up from a 2 hour nap.

DoubleDiamond

Give it time.  Naps will come with time.  Do you family that can come take the babe for a little while during the day so you CAN get "you" time?  Even just an hour would do loads of good for you (and your babe). 

MrsPhunk

I'm in the same boat.  DD will give me possibly one 20 minute nap a day.  Thankfully she STTN, but by the time she's down at 9:30 I'm too exhausted from her awake time to do anything more productive than sit on the couch and watch tv.  I look forward to seeing if other people have more productive responses.

kelbel527

DS is a great napper...when he's in his swing!  Have you tried anything like a swing or bouncer?  It's a bad habit, I know, but he takes great naps and it helps me get some me time.

I also agree with swaddling.  When I do have him nap in his crib, swaddling keeps him asleep longer.