7 mo refuses to nap Need HELP!!

jhowells22

My baby has never been a good napper. He would go pretty much right to sleep after taking big sis to school and that was the only nap I would get out of him in the early days. Now, though, he cries and cries and cries, until I give in. Some days he will cry for over an hour and sleep for 30 minutes, but most days I give in after an hour and get him out of his crib. He had been teething and got all 4 of his front teeth within 3 weeks. He was waking up at night (after sleeping through the night at 3 months old). Now he is back to sleeping through the night, but will not take a nap. I nurse him and he always falls asleep at the breast because he is so tired, but as soon as I lay him down he is awake within minutes and crying.

How do I get him to take a nap? I need a damn break. I'm crying, he is crying, I'm pissed, he is pissed. It's neverending. The cry it out method isn't working and I feel absolutely horrible listening to him cry for an hour twice a day. He slobbers all over himself and the crib, snot is dripping, he is throwing up.... And I am standing at the doorway crying and wondering why the hell he just won't go to sleep. I have tried a number of different nap times, white noise, music, laying next to the crib quiet and laying next to the crib singing, patting him- and nothing is working...

He is rolling over and crawling now so nursing him to sleep on the bed is no longer an option. Please help me I am at my wits end and I am NOT enjoying my baby

ctj82

Does he sleep in the car or stroller?

Do you have someone else who can try to rocking him to sleep? Maybe he is sensing your anxiety?

Nicole7697

I'm going through the EXACT same thing!!!! It's horrible!!! And I'm a stay at home mom. I'm guessing you are too?! My son goes to Mother's Day out twice a week and naps for her!! Ugh!! If you find a trick, let me know!!! It's frustrating!! I know how how

Cejiml

I just wrote a post about night sleep help. I'm actually trying day sleep training as well. I used to rock my baby to sleep for everything. Then at around 3 months I started holding her for her naps. It created a horrible habit so I decided to start putti

libra31

So sorry you're going through this.  I understand what it's like to be at your wits end as I've been there with various children for various reasons!

I haven't had a kid who has been this tough but would highly recommend the book Healthy Sle