3 month old - please tell me if this is normal!

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My baby is almost 3 months old. In the day time she refuses to nap unless I hold her, she will not nap in her crib. If I put her in her crib when she falls asleep on me, she wakes and starts crying.
If I leave her on her mat or in her crib even just to go to the toilet or make a coffee she starts crying.
How do I solve this? Is this normal and I just have to ride it out?

At night, she sleeps from about 11pm-8am which is great for us (I don't anticipate it lasting) but will not be put down before 11pm. I don't really mind this as she's (and we're) still getting a very good chunk of sleep, but should I be trying to get her to go to bed earlier or does it not matter?

Totally totally normal. Infuriating, but normal. It will get better!

It sound ds normal to me, my daughter was exactly the same and she woke up constantly all night and would only really sleep on top of me! 3 months is still so tiny, she'll get better.

Sounds very normal to me. Have you read about the fourth trimester? My DD was like this too and napped on me all the time. Classic Velcro baby : )

11-8 is a lovely stretch and if it’s working for you I see no reason to try and change it. Baby should sleep in the same room as you for naps and at night until at least 6 months anyway.

Oh yes, my three and a half month old is the same, but she won’t be put down at night either! I tend to take her to the bathroom and have her pram in the kitchen to cover all bases. Keep taking little steps towards what you want and be consistent is my only advice

Sounds normal to me. Relish your normal night time sleep, that is rare! Mine had a little bouncy chair and I used to take him in that to the toilet and bathroom with me when he was tiny.

Thank you all

It's hard to know what's normal when you've never been around a baby, so thanks for putting my mind at ease - I was worried I was doing something wrong

We are certainly enjoying the night time sleep whilst it lasts as we definitely did not expect it

My 12 week old is the same, he is sleeping on me as I type this, it makes it hard to get anything done! Mine wakes every couple of hours in the night though, the 9h stretch sounds amazing! Probably won't last so definitely enjoy it.

Normal, I think my DS was around 6/7 months before he napped solo. Enjoy snuggle sleeps whilst they last

In terms of going to bed earlier I think this happens naturally at around 4-5 months old so I wouldn't really worry at this stage.

Yep my almost 4 month old is the same. Will only sleep in the sling during the day but sleeps for longer stretches in the crib at night. It's also nice to know that I'm not the only one!!

Sleeping through is not normal. The needing to be held is normal - google the 4th trimester. Some children grow out of it earlier than others.

My little boy will be 12 weeks on Sunday and is exactly the same, except without the long night time stretch! I can't put him down for naps despite being desperate to - my house is filthy and there's so much I would love to get done. But he wakes up if I try to transfer him and I spend most of the day nap trapped under him... I don't know whether this will naturally improve or if I need to start all the sleep training advice people are chucking my way!

Sounds normal. I'd get a sling so you can at least get a few things done. My first would only nap on me and my two week old is going the same way. Cracked out the sling today and managed to do the laundry and clean the kitchen.

My 8 week old is the same (apart from the amazing night time sleep haha) I'm spending this week putting him in the bedside cot (we take it downstairs in the morning so he's in the same room) every time he falls asleep. He wakes up as soon as his bum hits the bed but I leave him there with my hand on him until he starts properly crying and then pick him u and start again. Today we managed 20 mins asleep before having to pick him up which is a vast improvement on the instant screaming we had a few days ago. Hope that helps a bit but if not just know you are not alone!

Sounds nuts but I miss my DC sleeping on me, he’s only 6m now but sleeps in his pram/cot/our bed. Miss him warm little breath on me

If it suits you to go up at 11 then it's fine. If you want to go to sleep earlier, could you try waking her up of a morning and try to shift her slightly.

But then the 4 month sleep regression will come and screw you so maybe just enjoy it for the last month of sanity

I would have given my right arm for that kind of sleep
Ds was just like that during the day ...and all night too ! Until he was about 2 years old . Then he still woke up at 5 am .