is this likely to work?

[WattleTheyDo]

Hi all, I have a DD who is 15 weeks old who until recently would not sleep during the day anywhere but on me but in the last week she has allowed me to nurse her to sleep and put in her cot (and I say allowed as I had tried this before numerous times but she wasn't having a bar of it!). She will sleep from 1 to 2 hours per nap (sometimes a little less) and she has been going down 3 - 4 times during the day. The thing is she is (touch wood!) perfect at going down at night, she has a bath and a feed and then put to bed sometimes seemingly wide awake but will get herself off to sleep.

Anyway I was thinking for the long term to help her nap during the day she might need something to associate with sleep so have been putting a dummy in when she is asleep and putting her in her cot. I will only give her the dummy for her day naps but was just wondering, is this likely to help her in the long run? (was thinking when I can see she is tired giving her the dummy to help her settle/soothe herself).

Sorry for the long post! Any advice/comments greatly appreciated!

My 10 week old DS is exactly the same, he doesn't settle well in the day at all unless he's on me and even then only for a short period of time and he won't have it if i try and put him in his moses basket, i have tried the dummy trick but if he's not happy he'll spit it out, the only time that works for me is if he's nice and relaxed!! i have come to the conclusion that he gets bored as if i take him out for a walk or in the car he loves it and will sleep after he's had a good nose around him!! isn't it great to have a stress free evening bed time though!!

Hi Lana, yes I can handle the days because I know the nights are OK! Oh well, I can only hope it works and if not, take comfort in the thought that one day they grow out of needing a day nap and just try to do what ever I can now to help my DD get some sleep during the day!

maybe our little ones are just child geniuses and have overactive brains!!! now it's nicer weather i'm trying nice walks too, the fresh air seems to send him off!! the worst bit i find is when i know he's tired as he gets really crotchety but can't go to sleep, this is my first baby and i find i worry about absolutely everything!!!

personally i would avoid giving a dummy if possible. They can be hard to get rid of, cause tooth/ problems speech if used for a long time, and some lo's wake if they fall out...meaning you might create a whole new problem for yourself.

Tbh i can't really understand what the problem with her naps is? Sorry! It's very normal for such young babies to want to be held all the time, and though it can be hard work, this does ime improve with time...it sounds like you are already discovering that. I don't know that a dummy would make it happen any quicker.