Baby doesnt nap

[Sparrowlegs248]

DS is 6 wks old and wont nap during the day unless i feed him to sleep then let him sleep on me. Occasionally i can put him down and he will stay asleep but more often than not he wakes almost immediately.

He will sleep in the car and sometimes in the sling.

Any advice? It concerns me that hes nkt getting enough sleep.

Thank you both. I want to do things properly for him, i realise i may come across as wanting to pit him down and 'get on'. Its more for my mindset than the housework.

Atm he Will feed on waking, and it tends to go feed wake feed sleep. I Will try letting him sleep on me for longer tomorrow.

Sorry I didn't reply, I totally get the out of your depth feeling. And it can be overwhelming. Lots of good advice on here though. I have to say that the EASY routine didn't work for us, and I've spent a lot of time talking to fate as we both have September babies. But I completely agree with the sleep leads to more sleep notion. Once I realised that baby should only be awake about an hour before needing to sleep again then he became much more content. Initially my ds would just fall asleep if he was tired but as he got a little older I did need to initiate the sleep, and unfortunately it's usually a small window in which to do this! I personally would do anything you can to get him to sleep after an hour or when he shows any sleep cues at all.

It's so hard though because everyone will say something different!

I would also agree with a pp that said try a different sling if you're not getting on with yours. There are sling libraries where you can try out loads and borrow for a small fee. Using slings honestly has changed how I feel about parenting as a whole, it made such a difference to me. But again...not for everyone!

Hope you're ok notta.

Thank you. I am totally overwhelmed and tearful today. I know he needs more sleep and had noticed that less day sleep = less night sleep.

The ing and carrier are great, lifesavers. I don't know how id cope without them tbh.

I know everyone says it and when you're in the depths of it it sounds like rubbish but it does get easier. I promise. Try and enjoy the cuddles if you can, they'll be gone before you know it. Sending a very un-mnetty hug.

Thank you everyone for your advice. I am feeling s bit more positive today. DS fed at about 5am and by 6 was yawning so rather than just waiting for him to go back to sleep, or want feeding again, i turned the lights out and laid him next to me in bed and patted/stroked his back. He went back to sleep until 9.30. (he normally does a 3 hrs stretch at this time, but I am thinking to 'encourage' him back to sleep to try and form a habit if that makes sense)

Then he fed, we got up and i got ready, went to see the animals. So by the time we left it was 30minutes after finishing feeding. Slept briefly in the car then slept for an hour - hour and half in sling.

Back home, fed and bathed (and me bathed) and feeding again now. Hopefully to sleep then i Will try putting him down after 20 minutes.

I'm going to read back all your posts now and try to take it all in. :-)

He's sleep. I'm waiting til 3pm before trying to put him.down, that Will be a little over 20 minutes. He is kind of swaddled. I have a couple of Gro swaddles which i Will get out and start to use too so i can do it properly.

Hope you got on ok op. I have a 7 week old who is a bit resistant to sleep in the day but he's my second so have a few tricks up my sleeve;

Can you bring your pram inside and Rock him to sleep in there?
Have you tried shush pat in the cot?
Have you tried loud white noise?
I never let my ds up for more than 1.5 hours ideally less. He gets overtired and naps badly if so.
I try to be out once a day so he gets a couple of hours in his pushchair

Ugh. Well the reflux struck so we didn't have a good afternoon. I wasn't able to put him down but felt better able to deal with it today. He was nodding off then reflux waking him up. We tried the dummy, cuddling and rocking etc which all helped i think. The dummy, although he's not properly got the hang of it, meant DH could help settle him too.

I do have the pram inside so Will give that a try though it doesn't always work when we go for a walk but i Will try it!