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Baby won't nap- help!

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oremstango · 12/03/2007 15:06

Would love any input here- my 3.5 month old son is a very resistant napper, especially in the morning. Even when he seems very tired, all the wind down routines will still not do the trick with him. I've read to try to keep periods of wakefulness to under 2 hours, but he really is fighting this. Trying to get him rested but feel like some days nothing at all is working, while others he naps brilliantly. Any ideas?

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Wallerbies · 12/03/2007 16:12

It is really hard trying to get a tired baby to sleep, if this is the first nap of the day my DS would wake I would change him play with him and then at around an hour later I would wait for him to yawn once and then put him down for a nap. At 3.5months he should only be awake for 1 - 1.5 hours watch out for the yawns and put him to sleep - hope it works out for you

lyra41 · 12/03/2007 16:15

I would try putting him in the pram at nap time and walking him round a bit. That generally works for me. Also then if he does drop off, you're flexible and can go out with the buggy and not tied to the house.

Hope that helps.

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oremstango · 12/03/2007 19:13

Thanks- sadly the above suggestions didn't get him to sleep today, not sure why. Normally the buggy does the trick but no luck at all today...

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BandofMothers · 12/03/2007 19:14

Could he be teething?

puffling · 12/03/2007 19:21

DD wouldn't nap without a dummy until 5 months. She was a very sucky baby and it seemed to distract her a bit and confort her when she tried to resist naps. Luckily she gave it up of her own accord eventually.

bumbleweed · 12/03/2007 19:35

My dd was like this. Its so frustrating when you know they are tired but they fight sleep.

I think you need to just go with the flow and not expect him to have the same number of naps or the same length of naps every day.

Have you tried carrying him round in a sling and just getting on with whatever you were going to do? That way you relax and stop thinking about your desperation for him to nap, he will snuggle up with you and may relax or may just enjoy watching what you are doing.

Or just time your trips out in the pushchair or in the car around approximate nap times so he can nap on the way to / for places you are going anyway?

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