what am i doing wrong?

kathyn21 · July 2012

DD used to be a great napper...a few days ago something changed. no matrer what i do she struggles to nap, but sleeps great at night. i put her down at the first sign of sleepiness or 60-90min after she got up to eat. we swaddle, rock til drowsy and put her down. same as i do at night. i cant figure out why the heck she wont sleep wll durjng the day. we hage blackout curtains and white noise. shes in her swing as we speak bc i know she wil fall asleep quickr in there and i am getting frustrated with her so i had to walk away. ive been fighting with her fof over an hour. any suggestions to help me help her nap?

jcsntms06 · July 2012

My DD fights naps too.

I actually find that I just put her down asleep, like this morning I put her in her swing, where she napped for an hour. Some days I may get 30 minutes out of her. If the world around her is more exciting, she won't nap. Maybe hold her longer, or just put her in the swing, pnp or crib awake.

How often does she nap a day? And for how long usually??

kathyn21 · July 2012

jcsntms06:
My DD fights naps too.
I actually find that I just put her down asleep, like this morning I put her in her swing, where she napped for an hour. Some days I may get 30 minutes out of her. If the world around her is more exciting, she won't nap. Maybe hold her longer, or just put her in the swing, pnp or crib awake.
How often does she nap a day? And for how long usually??

that's my problem, i don't relaly know b/c it's been a fight for the last few days (other than 24 hrs after her shots). i spent 40 minutes rocking her. i do put her down awake and she falls asleep at night no problem. at nap time it's like she knows we're all still awake so she doesn't wanna go to sleep. she will fuss and fuss and eventually start crying. i don't want her napping in her swing every day. once in a while is fine but i don't want her to get used to that.
i guess if she naps good she will take about 3-4 naps at 45-90 minutes long.

urbanflowerpot · July 2012

Have you read any sleep books? It's too early for you to do sleep training (and that's not my thing anyway) but I found Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child to be excellent information. I understand the science of sleep better now.

https://www.amazon.com/Healthy-Sleep-Habits-Happy-Child/dp/0345486455/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1342801635&sr=8-1&keywords=healthy+sleep+habits+happy+baby

damabo80 · July 2012

There's no such thing as "normal sleep schedule" for the first 3m or so.

Accept this, make peace with the fact that your baby is acting normally, and you'll be much happier.

becketts · July 2012

It seems like around 2 months, my LO changed from napping all the time to having tons more awake time. It's taken a while, but now she's becoming more predictable and takes 1 longer nap and 2 shorter naps per day. So it sounds like your LO is behaving normally.

kathyn21 · July 2012

thanks ladies. i don't excpect her to have a schedule, i just know when she's tired and don't get why she won't sleep when she's tired. i will look into that book. thanks

katie4253 · July 2012

kathyn21:
thanks ladies. i don't excpect her to have a schedule, i just know when she's tired and don't get why she won't sleep when she's tired. i will look into that book. thanks

If you know she is tired (she is showing signs of tiredness) then she may be OVER tired. Try putting her down a little earlier.

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