Advice for daytime naps?

LeanneOfHonour

Chloe doesn't sleep during the day unless she is in my arms when we are at home. I have no problem getting her to nap when we are out, in the carseat, stroller, carrier, no issues at all! She came to a football game with us at 3 weeks, and slept through it. But at home... That's where we struggle. I can't seem to put her down. She will wake within ten minutes. I've tried the bassinet, crib, our bed, the rocker, the bouncer.... I wait until she is full and happy, and falls asleep in my arms. I hold her 2030 mins to make sure she is totally out. Still nothing. Hmmm.

At night she generally sleeps 9:30 pm to 1:30 am then 2 am to 6 am. She has been sleeping in the bassinet in our room for most sleeps.

Ideas to help me? I need to get things done around home! I don't like cooking with her in the carrier invade something hot splashes up, and I can't see what I'm doing with a knife.. Just not a safe thing I don't think. Making dinner is hard with a screaming overtired baby who refuses to nap :

Whittyone12

Keith doesn't like to nap anywhere but in my arms. So when I cook I put him in the bouncy in the kitchen and play music and dance around. He manages to at least stay happy as long as I am entertains him. I look like a huge dork dancing while I'm cooking but you do what you gotta do.

CGorgz

To keep my sanity during the day, I give Mia a very light swaddle to keep her feeling like she's snuggled up once I put her down. We went through the miserable daytimes where she was just so overtired from waking up every time I put her down, I tried to swaddle her to save myself from screaming and it worked! She still is great napping without the swaddle when we are out too, thank goodness. 

Tula214

If I really want him to sleep I swaddle him.

You said he sleeps in the car? Could you take him for a short car ride, then leave him in his car seat for a while? Or like all the grannies tell me, put the car seat on a running washer or dryer.

LeanneOfHonour

CGorgz:

To keep my sanity during the day, I give Mia a very light swaddle to keep her feeling like she's snuggled up once I put her down. We went through the miserable daytimes where she was just so overtired from waking up every time I put her down, I tried to swaddle her to save myself from screaming and it worked! She still is great napping without the swaddle when we are out too, thank goodness.nbsp;

The daytime swaddled makes me nervous because it was the key to getting her down at night, I'm scared that if I swaddled durin the day too, her dys and nights might get mixed up again. Did you have any issues with this?

JayandEmm

Is the daytime clinginess something new? We're going through this right now. It could be a wonder week if this is new behavior.

For 2 straight weeks, Lo has been clingy and refuses to be put down and today is the first day I got him to sleep somewhere besides my arms!

valeriej6

Wow! You totally described Ava down to a T. Right now I am laying in bed with her, just BFed her and am waiting for her to fall asleep. I've noticed that if I lay her in bed or on the couch she sleeps well during the day. It's touch and go though. I obviously make sure she's safe and check on her every 2 minutes, but it does work! Maybe try that? Is she's fussy when awake?

latnprincess

I think her night time sleep is established enough that it won't affect her.  I would swaddle her during the day as well, if its what works to get her to sleep.

My LO Is the same way as yours though.  He will cat nap all day long.  As long as I'm holding him he'll sleep all day, but when I put him down, he wakes up.  Its frustrating.  If I didn't have to do a million things I'd happily hold him all day long.

ashS10309

Ugh!!! This is us. Today I need to clean and wash diapers so I decided everytime he falls asleep in my arms I'm going to put him in his crib. Maybe being repetitive will help me!!

katiem1025

What is her daytime schedule like? How long is she awake at a time? I swaddle Avery for naps and nighttime and she sleeps pretty well for both. 

I've found that Avery will wake up early from a nap if I keep her awake too long and she sleeps SO much better if I put her down for nap and beds when she is still awake but drowsy. Whenever I put her down once she is already asleep, she wakes up shortly thereafter screaming! Putting her down drowsy but awake has helped her to soothe herself to sleep, so when she does wake up while she is napping she soothes herself back down without a peep, just a few wiggles. 

AmySmolos

I read daytime naps arent established until 12 tob16 weeks. First is night sleep then morning naps then afternoon naps. My ds sleeps around the same times every day but some days hes way off.