Baby won't nap in crib

Re: Baby won't nap in crib

• Melody330 member

  July 2014

  We had a similar problem. He sleeps all night in his crib but would only nap in his RnP.
  
  My solution was trying one nap a day, and I put him to sleep in his belly for naps . He rolls on his belly at night anyway.
  Also, we use white noise for naps. It helps a ton!
  
  Now he takes two 2 hr naps a day in his crib!

  
  

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• Shannahbee member

  July 2014

  ^same.
  I would try every time for his morning nap, and then let him sleep in his usual way (at the time it was in his swing) for the afternoon. That way he could still recover and not be overtired.
  I also found it helped to swaddle him one arm out (even though he sleeps swaddle-free at night) because it made him feel like he was still being held after I see him down. Now he takes good long naps in his crib, but the transition took a couple of (frustrating) weeks. Good luck!

  

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• km_md member

  July 2014

  DD was like that. Good sleeper at night but terrible napper. She still isn't the best napper but we've made tons of progress. I just kept trying to put her down in the crib every day. If she cried I would try to soothe her and put her back down. Sometimes I'd do it a few times and she wouldn't actually sleep but I just kept trying. I did a similar routine every day and she eventually caught on and is much better now.

  
  

  
  

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• precious72381 member

  July 2014

  Same here. But others have better luck like my mil, sometimes. I just let her nap on me. This morning she slept on me for 2 hours. I know I don't try hard enough. I figure it will be a quick nap then it has been an hour so I figure she will for sure wake up soon so I wait then it is an hour and a half so I know now she will be up soon then it is is two hours. Usually when I put her down, she wakes right up and is wide awake. Dh tried putting her down for nap while I was tutoring tonight and she was awake immediately. Just need to do what others said and just keep trying but I do love the snuggles. I'm back to work in 3 weeks and sure daycare will do a better job getting her nap in the crib.

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• Panaceia member

  July 2014

  I have the same problem. If LO falls asleep nursing I'll put her in the crib but she wakes almost immediately and then just rolls around and talks. If she doesn't fall asleep nursing and I try to put her in the crib she just rolls around and talks. For hours. No matter how tired she gets she will not nap in there even though she has been sleeping in there at night from day one.
  
  I'm no help. I put her in the ergo and go about my day. She falls asleep within minutes and will nap for up to 2.5 hours in there.

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