What if my life is like a Jazz band (without routine)?!

[annamg1]

Look, i've read all the advice about sleep and naps- bottom line "get a routine".

But what if I am a person who cannot do routines and never have?!

My DD is 7 weeks and does sleep well during the night. I know she needs to nap during the day because she gets mighty grumpy and irritable and yawns constantly (although she can be yawning and playfully alert simultaneously!) But if I put her down in her Moses even when she's fast asleep or as soon as she shows any sign of tiredness she will wake up crying within minutes. And if she is awake she needs holding all the time and my arms cannot take it any more- i do not want to encourage her by going back to wearing a sling, which I had been doing during the first month and gradually weaning off)

Anybody out there recognize this senario? Please help!

I feel your pain!! My 13 week ds is the same - fights naps all day and I fell into the trap of just going with the flow but he just did not sleep in the day! I decided enough was enough and started getting him to nap no later than 1 1/2 hours after he woke up in the morning. But he won't sleep in his own so I have to sling him up and Hoover to get him to nap!!

After a couple of days of making sure I helped him to nap when he was tired, he got a lot better at not fighting it.... But I'm still not able to "put him down for a nap" like some people apparently can.

I guess I'll be rocking him to sleep when he's 18.

Sorry, I really wanted to be helpful but I think I've just rambled non helpful nonsense!

I feel for you! X

Thanks for sharing the pain WhatverLove! Maybe I should surrender like you have and just sling her up when she's tired but just limit doing it to midmorning, noon and mid afternoon, just so her body clock gets the idea?? Yours is 13 weeks eh? Damn! Looks as though this will be harder than I thought....let me know how it goes with you and hope your Hoover is in good shape!

I remember my point now! It was as you said - get him into a routine of having naps however I can then when he's used to napping at those times start trying to put him in his cot to nap! Makes sense to me but how successful it'll be I don't know!

No advice from me either sorry! But at least we're in exactly the same boat :( I have for her into a good routine and getting her to nap before she gets overtired by using thee sling or rocking with a dummy but my 8 week old won't be put down to sleep in the day at all - she Waka and cries within minutes. Not easy when I have relatives staying who don't seen to understand and keep saying 'aww she's tired - why don't you just put her down in the cot/pram for a bit?' I wish!!!
I would love to be able to so this - I keep being told to put her down and let her cry herself to sleep but I don't think I could stand the noise and doubt if she would so this as if I let her cry she only gets herself more worked up and has also been known to cry for a full 40 minutes in the car without crying herself to sleep.
Is there such a thing as just a clingy baby or have I done this to her?

Waka? *wakes!

Put her in the sling.
Seriously.
Your life will feel 50% easier straight away.
She is 7 weeks and tiny!
Slings are friends not foes!