Is it possible to get 2 month old to nap anywhere but on me?

[Jellybabie3]

Hes fine at night in the sleepyhead but in the day i am grounded for his naps. Today i have tried to lay him in sleepyhead, moses and reclining bouncer 2x and he wakes up within minutes. This also means he wakes and wants to nurse . I've given up now as i fear he will get overtired.

Is there a nack? Or do i just admit defeat? He will sleep in the pram or car when out (until i stop pushing/at traffic lights!) But on days at home i really struggle to get anything done. I know i shouldnt complain about sitting in front of tv but after a long pregnancy the novelty has worn off abit!

Is it a case that hes still too young?

Bring the pram indoors and pop him in that?

But that only works if im pushing him. If i stop he wakes

I think most people use a sling in this situation, not perfect, but at least you can move around and have your arms free

Ok yes a sling does work to some extent. Although my poor back! Not to worry. Persevere!!

Thank you

It was around 10 weeks I managed to transition to cot naps from 100% sling or movement.

I did jiggle til v sleepy then ssh pat bottom (sleeping on side against sids advice) with white noise.

Slightly gone backwards in 4 month sleep regression but still ok ish

Oh so I should keep trying! Ds sleeps on his side at night. Its that or nothing. Thanks @BellyBean

The issue i have atm is every failed attempt = tired baby!

Are you holding him until he’s asleep and then transferring him?

Yes i am.

Otherwise if hes tired and i dont hold him he gets over tired and hysterical. The longest hes lasted alone is about half an hour but typically about 10mins. If i hold him its up to 3 hours. Its just difficult with things to do.

I literally could have written your post word for word!!
Bit fed up with having to go out all day every day in order for her to nap (also hurting the bank balance!), or spend the day stranded under her on the sofa, would like to be able to be at home and get some bits done.
Have ordered a caboo sling from ebay in an attempt to acheive this, but yes - not ideal for the back (still sore from pregnancy).
Watching responses with interest hoping it will get better shortly.

My 13 week old DS was just like this, only we had to hold him all night too 😴😴

He will now nap in the Sleepyhead in the day for 30 mins at a time - when he wakes up I have to cuddle him back to sleep to finish off his sleep or he's really grumpy. He will do half the night in the Sleepyhead too. I'm getting there 🤞

This will pass. My older DS was exactly the same and we gradually got him to sleep on his own for longer and longer. At around 9 months he suddenly became the best sleeper EVER and has been amazing since.

Ah ok. I saw on other websites you just need to persist but its difficult when you know you will pay for it when they get overtired.

I also have a sleepyhead he uses at night. I am tempted to persist putting him down in this during the day although God knows what happens when he outgrows it!! 😥

Honestly I would do anything to avoid an overtired baby so if holding him works I'd go with it for now. I tried the whole "must sleep in crib" thing and it turned into an overtired nightmare vicious circle.

I think keep trying, maybe at least once a day. I heard if you want to persevere for one nap make it the first one after the morning wake up as the drive to sleep is still strong/sleep hormones still present. Have you made some sleep associations for nap time eg lullaby/white noise etc?

Still struggling with this for my 5 mo dd. She's fine at night but during the day she needs rocking to sleep then if I put her down she wakes immediately and is very grumpy. I've tried everything and nothing seems to work with her. I've just accepted it for now.

On my experience the transition needs to be quick!!! Face covered so it's dark - whip them into the cot in one swift movement and then twice face/eye covering so they first back to sleep quickly/don't really wake up, works a treat, better than the slowly slowly approach

A swaddle reduces stimulation and makes lying baby down easier. It also controls the startle reflex.

A dummy allows for comfort sucking, to get baby to go to sleep while lying down.

Transferring and already asleep baby is the problem. It is notoriously impossible difficult to do past the tiny newborn age. You will have to find a way to allow baby to go to sleep where he stays asleep. Must people do this with the aid of movement (as you've done with the pram).

I would first try:

• full feed
• into swaddle, tight around shoulders
• wind cuddle on your shoulder (whilst swaddled) for a good 5 minutes
• bend again the waist to put baby down in cot/moses
• lower last few cm onto matreess, slowly withdraw but keep your hand on baby's chest, quite firmly.
• insert dummy. Tap on outside of dummy to encourage sucking
• don't move. When mouth goes limp (so in deep sleep) remove dummy and slowly withdraw hand.

If this doesn't work:

• limited award time, 30-45m between naps
• into bouncy chair at the very first grumble in awake time. Into bouncer fully awake.
• dummy in, tap outside at above to get baby actively sucking
• constant and rhythmic bouncing the bouncer (with your foot from the sofa). Keep going non stop until fully in a deep sleep then gradually reduce binding tempo until stationary.

And if none of that works then your baby is either
Still hungry
In pain
Cold

I could start putting mine down asleep for naps at abou 4 months! You definitely have a Velcro baby like me x

Some babies are just like that. If I were you I would just accept it for now.

I held my baby while he slept day and night for 6 weeks. He started transferring to his carry cot at night but wouldn't nap anywhere but me for about 6 months!

I spent a lot of time stressing about what I was doing wrong and having a lot of pressure from DM and MIL about it until
I just decided to go with it.

DS2 was totally different.

I’d use the sleepyhead for naps - I angle it so I can do a lie down feed by flopping my boob over the side, then I either stay lying next to the baby and sleep / watch TV, or move away.

Ok thanks. Not keen on dummy but am glad that I am not alone. Will maybe try the once a day approach and if not, not stress about it.
Just hope he grows out of it in a few more weeks

DS also hates swaddlin

jellie just to add, most babies protest about swaddling. Maybe keep trying on that front so baby gets used to it. I've just started trying to get my 8 week old to nap in her sleepyhead during the day (goes down fine in it at night) and yesterday had one nap fail without swaddle and then swaddles and had nap success. It's v helpful as when you lower them down it stops there hands flying up in that startle thing. The other thing I do is wrap her warmly in a blanket on top of the swaddle while feeding and then lower her plus the whole shebang into the sleepyhead or just onto the cot mattress so she stays nice and cosy and isn't woken by a cold mattres etc.