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Naps

parrottspparrottsp member
in August 2015 Moms
My LO is 5 weeks old today and really struggled to nap during the day. I can tell he is sleepy but when I put him down (swaddled) he cries and won't go to sleep. Seems like I have to rock him to sleep for most daytime naps. Any suggestions?!
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Re: Naps

  • prpl11butterflyprpl11butterfly member
    Wish I had some for you, we are in the same boat. He won't nap unless he falls asleep on me (or DH if he's home). DH keeps telling me I need to break that habit before I go back to work but I don't know what to do! He is currently in his crib with the mobile going and crying. Not sure if its gonna work out today or not....
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  • GooblinGooblin member
    He's still pretty little, I would just rock h to sleep. Did you try white noise machine and patting him ... My daughter wouldn't take more than a 15 min nap no matter what I did till she was 10 month old! I thought I would lose my mind! So if you can get him to nap by rocking him I say go for it!
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  • usernameneededallaretakenusernameneededallaretaken member
    I rock until he is "asleep" but not quite relaxed, transfer him to my lap with a blanket under him until he gets back to a light sleep, then transfer him to his nap place but keep my hands on him for a few seconds so he doesn't go from cuddles to alone before getting accustomed to the cool surface. Transferring with a blanket under him that is warmed by my lap has helped him.
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  • KateDerekKateDerek member
    That is my five week old as well and I don't necessarily see it as a problem being that she is so little. It's irritating for sure! But it is a phase and so i swaddle her up and walk around with her upright since she falls asleep that way. And then I lay her in the swing and she sleeps for hours. If I laid her in her flat bassinet she would wake up so I don't do that. :)
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  • SashaDenn25SashaDenn25 member
    I rock my almost 5 week old to sleep no matter what..nap or bedtime. At bedtime she nurses to sleep. For naps I rock until extremely drowsy and lay her in her crib and then lightly stroke her head while shhhing until shes all the way asleep in her crib. I feel 5 weeks is too small to not rock her and ill still do it at home when I go back to work. I have the benefit of an in home daycare, so the woman does a lot of one on one and wont let her cry herself to sleep, but she will try to get her going to sleep on her own. I am just hoping she will adjust to the new environment and will start to understand that she gets rocked to sleep at home but with her caregiver will need to start going to sleep drowsy on her own.
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  • Lalala2326Lalala2326 member
    parrottsp said:
    My LO is 5 weeks old today and really struggled to nap during the day. I can tell he is sleepy but when I put him down (swaddled) he cries and won't go to sleep. Seems like I have to rock him to sleep for most daytime naps. Any suggestions?!
    This is completely normal and could be for some time. The first 3 months at least you really can't create bad habits. Everything is too crazy already. Just do what you need to do to help LO fall asleep is my advice. We didn't try till closer to 6 months to really do much with DD1 to get her to go to sleep on her own (even laying her down drowsy) and she is an amazing sleeper now at 2.
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  • deviduke412deviduke412 member
    Usually if a baby cries a long time after laid down they were up too long.
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  • e1223e1223 member
    Don't even worry about regular naps until at least 3 months - I drove myself crazy my first 2 maternity leaves trying to get my kids to nap not on me - they figured it out pretty quickly at daycare. Just hold them if you can, or use a swing if that works - get a baby carrier and wear them and go for a walk, or get out of the house somehow - my kids always seem to sleep much better out of the house (probably because it involved a car ride or walk in a carrier) and then I was less stressed out about it too.
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  • parrottspparrottsp member
    Thanks so much for the advice!! Glad to know this is normal and ok. Hubby says I am spoiling him but for now I'll just enjoy the cuddles!!!
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  • dkizz82dkizz82 member
    edited September 2015
    I figure daycare will break DD so I don't worry. I rock her and I love it! She hasn't slept Today. Little turd! She finally just fell asleep in her swing. Her pediatrician told me not to let her but hell , he's not here with her cranky butt all day!
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