Baby query!

[Becca3451]

Hi everyone,

New parents and & new to Mumsnet.

Wondering if anyone has ever gone in a plane / wedding aboard with a little one ( 3 months) who fights naps during the day.

I booked the flights / hotel with my partner before I was pregnant thinking it was a great idea. Now our little one is here, I'm not so sure.

He sleeps pretty well during the night ( aka up 3-5 times but goes back to sleep fairly quickly). However during the day he resists his naps so much. This is despite us giving him calm time and being aware of ' wake windows'. Going out is hard, and I've often had to leave social events early as he won't settle when I'm out. He does sleep in the pram, but now wakes the moment it stops. This is despite a sleep shade thing and a rocket to the rock the pram. When he is overtired he cries 100% and on a worse day can last up to 1.5-2 hours.

He is growing well and crying doesn't seem to be related to feeds.

The flight time is an evening one so he'd be due to go down the moment we land. My main concern is being on the flight & the wedding itself

I've no idea how he / we will cope & I'm wondering if we should go or not.

Any tips / advice for our holiday or any just in general, would be greatly appreciated.

Mine never napped!! We did flights starting from about 2 months and they were fine on the flight. They were also fine at weddings. Don’t put your life on hold for a routine that might not stay a routine for long. If they cry, feed them or rock them (think mine liked the white noise and feeling of the flight as they did sleep a few times!). At the wedding, take it in turns to take them out and walk in the pram or sling. Babies cry, it’s not the end of the world. Maybe your husband needs more practice in trying to settle too, if you’re doing most of the settling then the cycle will repeat. Let him do it even if you’re not out. The baby is loved and fed and warm and dry. Ours also used to cry when overtired, we started to learn the overtired cries and leave them a bit to settle themselves. It worked really well and they take themselves off to bed now! You know the difference between grumpy tired cries and wailing in distress. Sometimes picking them up and interfering gives them a second wind!