I read that baby should nap in the same place she sleeps at night. My daughter only naps for half an hour unless I hold her. Believe me, I have tried every suggestion on the Internet to lengthen them and nothing has worked!
Anyway, I can get her to nap in her cot but it is a challenge to transfer her without her waking. The cot is an ikea cot bed with a high rail that doesn't lower, and I'm not the tallest person. Add in my c section scar that is still sore and it's a nightmare to hang over the edge of the cot as I slowly lower her down.
I have had success in tucking her up on the sofa and patting her to sleep. No lowering or transferring, it was pretty easy. But it's not the safest sleep spot, so I was thinking of using a nap mat or the mattress from our travel cot on the living room floor, so she'd be supervised. I figure she'll be napping at nursery soon so the rules about having the same sleep space won't apply, right? We don't have this problem at night, she is an excellent night sleeper. I can't lay her down awake during the day in her cot to avoid the transfer, I tried Ferber which worked great for night time but I don't see the point in putting her through those tears just for a measly thirty minutes!