Advice needed pls: 10 week old won't nap in the day...

[LoopyLa]

My ds is 11 weeks old tomorrow and is sleeping (what I would consider to be) well at night. Between 12-14 hours a night with only one feed needed.

The problem is the day?he doesn?t nap at all & I?m exhausted trying to get him to sleep. I?ll spot the signs that he?s tired so will start cuddling or rocking him to sleep and he?ll fall really quickly but then won?t stay asleep ? no longer than 10-20 mins at a time. He?s formula fed and mostly finishes his bottles but not all the time. He also spits up quite a lot but this isn?t on a regular basis nor is it enough for the doctor to be concerned about/prescribe anything.

I?ve tried putting him down & shushing him, white noise, rocking him my arms, in the pram, going for walks, putting him the sling, putting him in the car and none of it works for more than 20 mins at a time.

My mum said I was the same as a baby and she used to give me a dummy (which I?ve tried but my ds doesn?t take to them) with honey on it (this was the 70?s & I have no intention of doing the same obviously).

Any thoughts or anyone had this with their babies? I haven?t gone to a health clinic as yet but wanted to hear from parents who have experienced this?

Thank you

Apologies for the grammar - when I cut & paste, the apostrophes have turned into question marks, very annoying!!

Hi loops

What is ds like when he wakes up? How often is he having 20 min naps?
My dd (13 weeks on tues) has started napping upstairs in the afternoon,where its nice and quiet. She was sleeping in the living room-about an hour max but more likely 30-45 mins. She is having 3 hours without me doing anything different. She wakes around 7 and doesn't really sleep more than half an hour in the morning, which I can cope with if I know she'll catch up in the afternoon.

Hey newton, how are you???

Thanks for the above; he does sometimes wake upset - does it make a difference? Usually the longer the nap, the more upset he is. He naps every 2 hours usually.

Any other thoughts peeps?

I don't know, I was just thinking that he might only be a cat napper and sometimes if they are, you have to roll with it

Have you thought about Ewan the dream sheep? The fb ladies are raving about him... One of them wants to marry him I think!

Sorry, meant to say... If he's waking up cranky he's probably not had enough.
They change so much at this age... Dd has already given up having the nap I mentioned above. My peace and quiet was short lived!