Baby napping

[Jeshka07]

Hi all,
I am a first time mum with a 14 week old daughter. She is a really great baby and sleeps well at night in her own cot. During the day though she wont be put down to sleep, sometimes sleeps in pram or car seat if travelling but when at home will only sleep on me or DH. Dont get me wrong, I love the cuddles and generally it's ok to just sit and watch TV or whatever but I'm worried I will be causing a problem as she gets older if she wont nap in her own bed. Also when she sleeps for an hour and a half nap in the afternoon it can get a little uncomfy, especially cause she likes so sleep stretched out! Are there any tips for getting her to sleep in her cot during the day? Many thanks!!

I wouldn’t worry about bad habits for naps because she won’t be napping forever. Can you get bed guards for your bed and then cuddle her to sleep and leave.

I've only just started getting my ds to nap in the cot after 9 months or so of napping mainly on me (and occasionally in the buggy) and can assure you he has transitioned to the cot just fine with no issues!

It's a myth that if you cuddle babies too much or let them nap on you too much that you make them clingy / cause problems imo. You can never show a baby too much physical closeness of affection!

(Disclaimer - obviously every child and parenting style is different and this is just my own personal view!)

Enjoy your baby op

Or affection not of!

With young babies, I'm a believer in only 'fixing' things when they become a problem. If you are happy with her napping on you for now then go with it. The bed idea is a good one. I often feed to sleep on the bed and leave DC there. Often I'll stay on the bed resting or potter nearby but they aren't right on top of me and I can use the toilet etc! Another thing I do is transfer DC to the buggy and rock them to keep them asleep. This doesn't always work though.

Everyone used to warn me against this but gradually between 3-4 months he started being so much more alert. He would then get noticeably tired and I'd pop him in the pram so I could rock him to sleep if needed and be able to check on him easily. He's 6months now and we still do this and he's a great sleeper at night. I'm no expert but for us it just happened naturally. Enjoy the cuddles, he only sleeps on me now of he's ill or really tired!

Thank you everyone. I am happy enough to have her napping on me so I will just keep with it now. We have a next 2 me cot so I could try letting her sleep on the bed for a bit and then move her across if I need to do anything but I am happy enough to cuddle up with her in the sofa and enjoy some mummy time at the moment then! 🥰😊

I've heard the theory that the in arms napping helps you rest! Mine was the same, I managed to get him to do cot naps at 4 months. Then I felt knackered because I didn't just sit down and rest while he was sleeping.

I miss the days when they would sleep on me!! Enjoy the cuddles....both of mine transitioned from that to naps twice a day then to one in the middle of the day which the youngest one still does (just about!). Congratulations!!

Definitely enjoy it!

Neither of mine ever napped in a cot. They've always slept fine in their own cots & beds at night though.

They don't nap now and I miss those cuddles.

It's such a cliché but it really does go fast.