My baby won't sleep in her crib.

[Firefly112]

Does anyone have any tips on how to get my daughter to sleep in her crib during the day? She's great at night. We have a bath bottle cuddle bed routine and after a little cuddle when she's sleepy she falls asleep in her crib within 20mins. But during the day she just won't sleep there. She will not nap anywhere other than in someone's arms which when she has a 3 hour nap is not ideal. I don't really want to do her night time routine as don't want to confuse day and night. I can't put her down once she's fallen asleep as she wakes within 5 mins then won't go back to sleep. I'm finding it so hard as I can't seem to get anything done. Anyone gone through anything similar with their child?

How old is she? This is very common in very young babies. DD was similar in that she slept quite happily in the moses basket at night, but during the day we were absolutely glued to her.
Perhaps try baby wearing? She can sleep while you get on with other things?
Alternatively, embrace it. Load up a box set and start binge watching! :)

She's 13 weeks. When she was younger she never used to sleep. She slept for 3 hours in 48 once, so the fact that she now sleeps in her crib at night is just fantastic anyway. I'm guessing you mean a baby sling? I can't actually afford to get one of those, I would love one as they look so handy! That's currently what I'm doing, have gone through one box set already

You can pick up a second hand stretchy wrap type sling for about £15/20, honestly they are a godsend when your child won't nap, except in your arms.

Ds was like this, we mostly used a sling. You could hire one from a sling library and see how you get on.

Otherwise you could try a baby bouncer, swaddling, white noise. All of these have been known to help babies get to sleep. Will she sleep in her pram?

It's quite normal that baby needs extra help for daytime naps than night time sleep. Because of baby's natural bodyclock, her body is put under more 'pressure' to go to sleep at night. The reduced sleep pressure in the daytime has to be overcome by giving extra help.

My suggestion would be four-fold:

● Full tummy and well winded
● Awake for 60-90 minutes max
● Relentless bouncing in bouncy chair
● Dummy!

Dummies are amazing for independant (ie not on you) sleep.. If you've not tried, give it a go.

Thanks everyone for your replies.
I didn't realise you could hire a baby sling or and never even thought about picking up a second hand one.. I'll look into both of them! She had a dummy and I have a white noise machine which helps when she's crying and gets into a state but doesn't really do anything for sleeping. I also find swaddling makes her really hot, no matter what she's wearing. Also she does sometimes sleep in her pram, sometimes she doesn't, depends what mood she's in! I'll definitely look into getting a sling, it sounds like the best option!

I'd be lost without the sling. It generally works every time. I paid 6 quid a week for it from the sling library and hoping to buy it. I can't wait for him to happily sleep in the pushchair though....