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Daytime Naps- Help

slr1229slr1229 member
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After wake time, I usually rock LO until she's pretty sleepy. Every time I move to her to the crib to nap she wakes up and cries. If we get her, she settles back down. I don't want her to train us, so any advice? She uses a paci but if it falls out while in the crib she wakes up crying and it's us back upstairs to give it to her.

She's 6 weeks, 3 days. I read in Baby Wise to let them cry for 5-10 minutes, it wouldn't hurt anything but she's stubborn and won't let up.
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  • ChardeeMacDennisChardeeMacDennis member
    Is she swaddled? Otherwise I suggest rocking her until she's fully asleep. She's only 6 weeks old, just worry about sleep right now, not sleep habits.
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  • slr1229slr1229 member
    I hear yall on her being so young, but when do you break it? Habits can form pretty quickly so just curious.
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  • ChardeeMacDennisChardeeMacDennis member
    I have read that sleep habits don't really form until about 4 months old. And the thing is, if you're willing to sleep train pretty much any sleep habit can be broken in a couple of weeks. You can spend months trying to get a newborn to sleep in the "correct" way or you can do whatever works for now and have a bad couple of weeks 6 months from now.
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  • Jashley05Jashley05 member
    We've been using the Love to Swaddle sacks that allow LO to partially have her hands up but still buffers her from hitting herself, or the pacifier out of her mouth as much. Seems like her naps and bedtime have been easier and she also tends to put herself back to sleep more often as well.

    Also, consider the WubbaNub pacifier. You might be able to tuck it into the swaddle blanket which will hold it somewhat in place.

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  • laurendutchlaurendutch member
    My twins took naps in their swings for the first 7 months of their lives! You have to do whatever works!
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  • theletlerstheletlers member
    Same here @amccoy129. My little guy doesn't like the swing though. We just put it in the storage unit because it was just taking up space and never getting used. He does okay in a bouncer that has a vibrator, but other than that it's in my arms or in bed (we cosleep.) *gasp* I know that docs will say not to and it has its risks, but after reading a LOT of different articles and research and listening to different mommas, I decided to try it. I'm not too heavy of a sleeper, especially with him in bed and it's been a life saver for me to get some sleep. Especially because my LO eats about every hour/hour and a half so I can dream feed in the side lying position and not wake him up all the way. But during the day it's the bouncer, arms, mobi wrap or in the car seat while running errands. I would say @slr1229 if you are willing to deal with the back and forth for the next couple months keep trying the crib, but don't worry too much about bad habits at 6 weeks. If in a couple months you want to try again it might be easier. Your little girl just needs to feel secure right now and at this point that's with you. Just remember in those tough hours, your arms are her absolute favorite place to be!
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  • AlwaysSunny1012AlwaysSunny1012 member
    I can barely get LO to nap for more than 20 minutes. That includes in a rock n play, rocking to sleep and tons of soothing. So not worrying about habits at this point. I pretty much just do anything that will get him to sleep during the day at all.
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  • jessieR358jessieR358 member
    My LO naps being held all day long. Only goes in the bassinet at night. 4 weeks old. I'm not worried about sleep training yet.
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  • slr1229slr1229 member
    I hear you all and trust me I'll do what makes her happy!

    She's a pretty good napper in my arms, swing and rock n play...we will keep attempting the crib and if it catches on great and if not we'll just try the other nap ways that do!

    After I wrote the original post she napped in crib for a good hour and a half- because she was so tired from refusing nap earlier! Thanks for the input and just always good to see what other moms are doing during the day.
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  • HayesRN13HayesRN13 member
    lwyz said:

    Being held and cuddled and comforted is a legitimate need babies have and she's definitely not 'training you' at 6 weeks. You can't spoil an infant! Just give your baby the cuddles she needs :)

    Amen
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  • upandbelowupandbelow member
    Jashley05 said:



    Also, consider the WubbaNub pacifier. You might be able to tuck it into the swaddle blanket which will hold it somewhat in place.

    This! Except I'm using Nuk soothers, but you can still tuck the bottom against the swaddle blanket without blocking any airflow and making it uncomfortable for LO. My mom showed me this trick and it's been a lifesaver! If LO stops sucking it stays out, but if LO can maneuver away from it if she really doesn't want it.

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  • mypower610mypower610 member
    When LO is really cranky & doesn't want to be put down I'll put her in the moby. It always works. But we try rocking, swaddling, etc first.
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  • delujm0delujm0 member
    Since 6 weeks, LO has done nothing but fight sleep all day long. Some days I can force a total of a broken 4-5 hours of napping and other says it's more like 2. And I let her sleep in my arms or on top of me or the swing...wherever she wants. It's nuts. She'll only sleep 8 or 9 hours at night too (also on top of me)..we are pretty sure she doesn't get enough sleep, as 14-16 hours is recommended at this age, but we don't know any other way to force it so we don't know what else to do.
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  • mlindzzmlindzz member
    I plan on attempting to get LO to nap in his bassinet soon, he's 7 weeks. We will bring the mattress out of the bassinet and place it down where we usually lay to nurse. Hopefully he'll become familiar with the texture and it will begin to smell familiar. And then begin putting him to sleep as usual but once he's down, moving him to the bassinet so he can begin getting use to waking up there, and hopefully settling himself there on his own when he half wakes himself. After we've mastered that, then working on being able to actually set him down in the bassinet on his own to fall asleep. Fingers crossed. We don't plan on letting him 'cry it out', so hopefully this works!
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  • slr1229slr1229 member
    All day today she won't sleep anywhere, tried crib, rock n play, swing, me. So exhausted
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  • CanadaMom17CanadaMom17 member
    theletlers said:
    Same here @amccoy129. My little guy doesn't like the swing though. We just put it in the storage unit because it was just taking up space and never getting used. He does okay in a bouncer that has a vibrator, but other than that it's in my arms or in bed (we cosleep.) *gasp* I know that docs will say not to and it has its risks, but after reading a LOT of different articles and research and listening to different mommas, I decided to try it. I'm not too heavy of a sleeper, especially with him in bed and it's been a life saver for me to get some sleep. Especially because my LO eats about every hour/hour and a half so I can dream feed in the side lying position and not wake him up all the way. But during the day it's the bouncer, arms, mobi wrap or in the car seat while running errands. I would say @slr1229 if you are willing to deal with the back and forth for the next couple months keep trying the crib, but don't worry too much about bad habits at 6 weeks. If in a couple months you want to try again it might be easier. Your little girl just needs to feel secure right now and at this point that's with you. Just remember in those tough hours, your arms are her absolute favorite place to be!
    Don't give up on the swing!  Mine loathed it for weeks, and just around week 8 or 9 decided it wasn't trying to stab her to death, and will sit in it for 20 minutes or so, and actually had a 20 minute nap in it the other day.  Beats mom's arms all the time!
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  • krystleshelkrystleshel member
    @MurLindzz - our bassinet came with a little clip that vibrates and has a dim light. I LOVE it. It helped to calm my LO when I could turn on the vibration (even if it was just the buzzing noise) & the light is good just to peek in.
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  • sarajanelle10sarajanelle10 member
    Ok so my Izabella sleeps a lot during the day I mean she's up for one to two hours then she's back napping for 2 hours. This is all day
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  • jessieR358jessieR358 member
    sarajanelle10 said:

    Ok so my Izabella sleeps a lot during the day I mean she's up for one to two hours then she's back napping for 2 hours. This is all day

    How old is your LO? Mine is almost 6 weeks old and that's perfectly normal. Babies need A LOT of sleep with not a lot of wake time.

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  • delujm0delujm0 member
    sarajanelle10 said:

    Ok so my Izabella sleeps a lot during the day I mean she's up for one to two hours then she's back napping for 2 hours. This is all day

    This is how it's supposed to be for at least the first two months. I'd kill for this. I had it so good the first month, but this second month LO has done nothing but fight naps and then wake up 30 minutes later. A lot of days I spend more time trying to get her to nap than she spends actually napping. They need sleep for development. Up to 2 months, they should sleep at least 14-16 hours a day (key word: should. It's a good day for me if I get to 12).
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