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3 Month Old Won’t Sleep During The Day

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CourtC · 25/10/2022 08:24

Nothing works trying to get our 3 month old to nap during the day. He sleeps well at night, about 7pm-6am, waking once for a feed, but during the day he just fights sleep. It has always been hard getting him to sleep during the day, but for the past month as soon as I lay him back into the position to start rocking him he starts crying really hard and doesn’t stop until he falls asleep. I then normally end up having him sleep in my arms because otherwise he’ll wake up once he’s put down and we have to repeat the whole process. We’ve tried putting him down before he’s fully asleep (like at nighttime) but he gets really worked up. We’ve followed his sleep cues, tried sticking to a strict schedule using the wake windows, tried making sure he’s asleep after the second yawn, dark room, white noise, walks, car rides etc. but nothing seems to be working. He ends up overtired most of the time because he fights sleep so much. He has never really liked having cuddles so I don’t know if that has anything to do with it but he also can’t self-soothe so I don’t know what to do. Getting him to sleep feels really cruel because I’m forcing him to do something which he seems to hate so much and it’s like I’m the one that is making him cry. Is it bad for him to get so upset before sleeping? I’m worried it will cause him to have negative feelings towards sleep in the future.

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MrsSkylerWhite · 25/10/2022 08:25

7pm-6am with one feed at 3 months is pretty rare! I’d go with a sling during the day.

Subnauctic · 25/10/2022 08:30

My eldest was like this. I got to 3 months, decided he slept all night which was better and just gave up trying to force him to nap. He would cat nap for 30 mins in the pushchair. So I'd take him out for a walk and if I was at home, I would cuddle him for a nap and pop the telly on. He was a permanently grumpy baby but I don't think it had anything to do with being over tired (He had CMPA).

With DS2, I didn't have time to piss about with him like I did with DS1. He also slept all night from 8 weeks old. So I just let him cat nap wherever he fell asleep. He stopped napping completely at 18 months old.

According to my DP, I slept through from 5 days old and never napped.

Beanso · 25/10/2022 09:16

My eldest was exactly like this - it was really hard work so I really feel for you! I never really found a proper solution, he hated being in his pram so I used a reclined pushchair from around 3 months and would take him for walks in that. He would sometimes fall asleep and I’d bring the pushchair into the house when I got home and he’d sometimes stay asleep. That was probably as good as it got but I think going for a walk instead of sitting at home looking at all the jobs I couldn’t get done was good for my own sanity. I hope you find a better solution than me

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sarge89 · 25/10/2022 09:29

My DS is 11 weeks and mostly sleeps in the sling during the day. It's the only thing I have found to work. Hoping he'll get better at sleeping in the day before he gets heavier!

Having spoken to friends, it seems pretty common at this age. Hang in there OP, sure it'll improve soon xx

BritishDesiGirl · 25/10/2022 09:34

Very common OP. Hopefully you will see some positive changes soon. My daughter was exactly the same, gradually after 12 weeks she started sleeping. It will happen, but it just takes a bit of time.

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