3 month old , short naps

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My 3 month old has stopped sleeping for any length of time, he manages 30-45 mins at the most in his cot.
I then usually try to hold him for 2 hour naps once a day as it’s the only way he will stay asleep, but this isn’t always practical. When he doesn’t have a long nap he ends up getting overtired and screaming near to bedtime.
Is this just a phase? Will he eventually start napping longer? Does anyone have any advice, it’s causing me a lot of anxiety now as I’m constantly worrying whether he’s slept enough and my life is being ruled by his naps and I’m barely leaving the house.

Mine only napped 40 min maximum until 9 months when he started crawling. It's really common when they're little.

My advice is: a short nap is better than no nap. Nap on the go when you can (buggy or carseat), because the two of you getting out of the house is important for your mental health (and fresh air is good for you both)

It won't always be like this. His sleeping habits and brain are still developing and changing all the time. Just allow him to nap when he can, and take it one day at a time. He will become more predictable as he gets bigger.

As pp said I think that's normal for the age, they consolidate naps when they're a bit older. Don't be afraid to leave the house, they'll sleep when they sleep and try not to tie yourself in knots over it! It's a long road with sleep, it gets disturbed for all manner of reasons (illness/teething/trips & holidays) so the less you stress the better. Good luck.

My 3 month old is the same, used to have a long nap in the carrier every day but now no matter where/how he falls asleep he’ll wake 30-40 minutes later. Did your LO grow out of this?

So normal… wish there was more communication about this for new mums. My baby only started having long naps closer to a year … it’s a shit, tough soul destroying phase

Then you enter the phase of them having long naps and you are scared to move in case you wake them 😂😂