Hi, I have a 12 week old little girl who fights sleep so bad mainly nap time 😔😴😔😴😔 we have tried so many things to help her sleep. Our usual way where we manage to have more success with is holding her across our arms (which I enjoy doing) and she will have a muslin against my chest and her cheeks and I will try and give her a dummy (which sometimes to gets frustrated with) and gentle bounce/rock her. My only issue is.... when she's fighting her sleep so much she arches her back and tenses all over and scream so loud like she's in pain. But then a couple of mins later she is sound asleep and I will place her in her crib or sleepyhead. She will also spit the dummy out once drifting into a deep sleep. Would you say this is just like the last fight before she falls asleep or am I missing something?
Also with regard to the dummy, I have tried since she was 2 weeks old for her to have a dummy and she never keeps it in and I have tried all the dummies in the shops. She will only take it when she so tired and I'm tapping it to stay there. She does seem to want it then but immediately spits it out when falling into a deep sleep. Will she ever keep it in her mouth or shall I just give up on it?