Nap help please!

[Pantheon]

My dd is six months old and I'm struggling to get her to nap in her cot. She goes to sleep well at night so I'm very lucky there but she's used to feeding to sleep and being in arms/slings/pram for naps. This has been lovely but I need a bit of time to get things done in the day! Is there a gentle way of getting her to sleep in the cot while avoiding too many tears/overtiredness? Thanks for any ideas!

Do you have a garden? I used to push DD to sleep and then leave her in the garden to sleep or maybe you can push her in the Hall way?

Thanks, I'll try that.

It took us about a week to get her napping in her cot. We make it different from night time (so no sleepbag) and instead she has dummy and blanket. We make it dark like at night.

Best to try it first when LO is looking tired but not overtired. I had to go back in a few times to shh and settle her, but now she goes down brilliantly!!

Keep persevering. I find she sleeps so much better up in her cot, and for longer

Thanks for your reply, that sounds ideal. Do you do anything before putting her down in her cot/some kind of nap routine?

@Pantheon when we first started doing it i'd try and calm her downstairs with me first, basically not taking her straight from playing to puttibg her in her cot. I,'d gice her a cuddle and be talking to her quietly. I found it would help her to realise she was tired, she'd yawn or rub her eye. And wasn't so abrubt.

Then take her up, new nappy if needed, then put her in the cot. Then i'd pull curtains etc, give her dummy and blanket, give her a kiss and say night night.

Now i can just take her from wherever and puf her down and she just rolks on her side and goes to sleep. Sometimes she has a little chatter to herself before drifting off!!

@Lazypuppy Great that it has worked ao well for you - this is really helpful, thanks!

mine had dropped naps by this age, if she needs to sleep during the day she will, but maybe she doesn't?