Looking for Nap Advice

BabyMimi

Hi everyone! I don't post here often but I am desperate for a solution for naps for my son and we are an attachment parenting type of family, so CIO and the like are not something we want to do.

 I have a 9 month old son. He is very bright, has been walking since 8 months, says a few words and is for the most part a happy child. He is breast fed and nurses to sleep in our bed every night. He has been bedsharing with us ever since he outgrew the rock-n-play a few months ago. I don't want to give up bedsharing at night.

The problem is that our house is in shambles...just a disorganized mess because I can not use his naptime to get things done. He will not nap in his crib. He wakes up immediately if I try to put him there. I've tried putting him down sleepy...that definitely doesn't work. He used to nap well in his swing but he is almost out of that and I need a solution. Not sure what to do.

Any advice is very much appreciated. 

jshf

I have a toddler mattress on the floor.  I nurse DS2 to sleep and then when he falls asleep get up.  I need to shush him back to sleep sometimes, but he seems to be used to it.  If you are worried about safety, you can put baby gates around him.  No Cry Nap Solution also has some good ideas.  GL!

pixieprincss

A great "rule" is to move yourself not the baby. In other words, nurse him down in a place where you both can lay--your bed, a mattress on the floor, etc. Once he has been asleep for 15 min (to start), inch yourself away, one muscle fiber at a time, pausing between each move to let him resettle if needed. (Over time you will be able to speed up the process.)

MAMAxB

I also can get LO to nap in our bed by laying down to nurse him and then getting up. I make sure to put a blanket tucked where I was laying so he still feels "comforted" and put on a white noise app to replace the sound of my breathing/etc.