just accept it?

[WattleTheyDo]

Hi, I have a 10 week old baby who won't sleep during the day - I am lucky to get her to have 3 x 30 minute naps which can take up to an hour to settle her.

I have seen there was a thread recently with a lady whose DS wouldn't sleep either and she was looking for help but after trying everything I have decided that my DD just won't do day naps! I will continue to try to get her down everyday but was really beating myself up about her lack of day sleeps and feeling very bad and would really like to lose those guilty feelings. I have tried the lot with her and she's not interested!

The thing is, she is a really good night sleeper - 9pm to 7am with a very simple bed routine, bath, bf, then a ff top up from daddy (she was not gaining weight so have introduced 3 top ups a day) and she goes down so well - every now and then will have a cry but generally into bed, sucks her thumb then off to sleep, waking about twice a night and getting herself back to sleep (still sleeping very lightly so hear her every move...)

I would love to hear from other parents whose children did not sleep during the day and how they coped and how well their children have turned out! (obviously looking for reassurance). Thanks!

just wanted to add she does nap while being bf so I figure she's getting some sleep there and she doesn't generally get cranky during the day until about 6.30ish.

My first did not sleep much and I used to go to ridiculous lengths - walking around with him in the pram for an hour to get a half hour nap - barmy!!!

As she's a really good night sleeper I would not worry at all - and really good she self-settles

If there's one thing I've learned it's that nothing stays the same - good and bad, so I'd thank your lucky starts for the night-times

DS1 is now 10 and a really good sleeper

I had this with DS. It was bloody exhausting but I also have M.E. and desperately needed his naps for a rest myself. It wasn't until he started to crawl at 10 months that he had longer naps in the day and he was way past 1 when he decided to have 2 hours a day. He is now 3.2 and has only just dropped his daytime nap.

I am hoping that DD (9 weeks) isn't going to be like DS was with daytime naps.

Getting out and about as much as I could was the only thing that kept me sane.

MY DS3 never really slept much in the day, but always slept well at night. I used to find it exhausting! As he got older and more physically active he tended to sleep in the pushchair during the afternoon school run.
It sounds like your DD is just not sleeper and you can only be lead by that. Her night time sleep is fantastic for a 10 week old and she's obviously getting what she needs from that at the moment. Go with her natural rhythm. If she gets tired and grotty then readjust.
DS3 still doesn't need as much sleep as the rest. He is sent up to bed but normally reads or plays quietly for a while before going to sleep and doesn't suffer after a late night like the others do. Some are just like that (adults are too!)

thanks for the replies - hopefully she will get better as she gets older and tires herself out more!

It is very exhausting I agree, although I know I can't complain because of how well she is now sleeping at night. My family live on the other side of the world and we have just moved to London so no friends here to visit/help out and am frankly bored with the same walk around the block/to the park so the days are very long. As soon as my husband walks in the door from work I jump on him for a little adult interaction!

I would suggest start going to some baby/toddler groups. Adult interaction whilst keeping your baby amused and you will hopefully make some new mummy friends.