12 week old
We are in a cycle of over tiredness. I understand her tiredness cues and have had success in putting her to sleep as soon as I see them but she then naps for too little time meaning she’s still tired every time she wakes up (so constantly tired). She will only nap for long periods on someone, outdoors in sling or in the car. She is so happy and rested after these naps and everything is so much better.
The issues are:
- she never just nods off like some babies do - she takes rocking, singing and actively putting to sleep or she fights it
- She never nods off in the pram - seems to become more alert
- I can get her to sleep on me for up to 1.5 hours but can rarely transfer to bassinet (she wakes after 10 mins in there)
- She settles herself back to sleep at night but never in the day
Will she naturally grow out of this or should I be doing something now? I obviously don’t mind her napping on me sometimes but I’d like to be able to put her in the bassinet sometimes and get stuff done! I’d also really like her to sleep in the pram because she starts crying after being awake in it for over about 15-20 mins. She’s such a lovely baby when she’s rested but when we get into the cycle, I spend most of my time with her trying to get her to go down whilst she fights sleep!
Any tips appreciated!