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9 week old won't nap during daytime

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Newmum26 · 17/07/2017 12:42

My 9 week old won't nap during the day unless he is in his car seat! He sleeps well during the night time he goes down in his crib no problem at 9pm and he even goes down awake sometimes and falls asleep on his own. He sleeps until about 2am then has a bottle and goes straight back down no problems until 7am then has another bottle and goes back down until 9.30/10am.
But during the daytime he just fights sleep and will only nap if we go out in the car where he will fall asleep straight away and stay asleep for the duration of when we are out. Sometimes he will fall asleep in his bouncer or swing for a short time maybe 30mins but then is wide awake again. He's been grizzly thismorning as he hasn't napped so I put him in the bouncer and rocked him, nope didn't work he got himself worked up crying, just out of interest I've put him in his car seat and it's like magic straight away he is asleep Hmm
So my question is at this age do I just go with the flow for now? And let him nap where he will for now or should I be trying to put him down in his crib in the daytime? I don't want any of this rod for your own back stuff Confused But then I'm not sure if it's too early to establish a proper daytime nap routine?

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FATEdestiny · 17/07/2017 13:03

It's not unusual for babies to like movement for daytime naps, so I wouldn't stress about crib naps. The bouncer or pushchair is likely to be your best bet.

A dummy may help.

FATEdestiny · 17/07/2017 13:05

Forgot about your routine question. At 9 weeks it's more about structuring your day, rather than a rigid to-the-clock routine.

A good schedule would be a repeating cycle with limited awake time. For example:
Wake
Feed
Play
Sleep
Wake and repeat.

30-45 minute naps are normal. Awake time wants to be no more than 90m, usually closer to an hour.

honeybee1986 · 18/07/2017 10:47

At 9 weeks my DD would never sleep in her crib, all daytime naps were on me while I watched tv or in the sling so I could get bits and bobs done around the house. I really wouldn't worry about making a rod etc I doubt that would happen at this age just go with the flow , I worried that I was 'making a rod as well ' but that didn't happen at all. Cot naps happened around 6 months for me. I really miss the sleepy cuddles on the sofa now she is nearly 10 months as she will not fall asleep on me now . X

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