Naps

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My DD is 9 week old on Friday and I haven't a clue about naps in the day. She currently just cat naps as and when she wants but she's been really bad with screaming these last 2 nights and I don't know wether it's coz she's over tired.

What age should you start to introduce a nap routine in the day? She's my first so it's all new

Even now that dd’s 15 months old I still sometimes can’t workout what’s wrong with her.

I just go through the what-does-she-need routine...Nappy change? Hungry? Tired? Sore tummy? Too hot? Too cold? Fever? Teething? It’s a disaster if you get more than one at the same time.

Oh god I'm dreading the teething, she's got her first lot of injections on Monday so any of you wise ladies know how I can make it a bit easier for her (if I can)

Thank you as well

I think just use calpol if you need but Dd was fine with jabs. Just be aware she might feel a bit sore/shift for a few days

I didn't introduce a nap routine, they found their own routine.

For first injections, give her Calpol before the injection. Make a note of what time yougive it to her.

And buy a digital forehead thermometer if you haven’t got one.

Keep an eye on her temperature afterwards (I won’t disgust you with the story of how we had to use a normal digital thermometer rectally on DD after her jabs, it was a parenting low point).

If she gets a fever take her clothes off and cover her lightly with a thin blanket if she needs comfort. Don’t cool her with water (no longer recommended by the NHS).

Temperatures up to 37.7’ are pretty normal, if it’s higher than that, or you are worried, call 111.

Most babies are fine, just a little grumpy and sleepy. DD reacted quite badly (hence the rectal temperature reading and a trip to A&E... by the time we got there her temperature was normal again...).

She will shout when she has the injection, have bottle/breast/dummy/whatever primed and ready to soothe her.

It feels awful subjecting them to that, butbthey get over the shock almost immediately.

Thank you, I've got a digital thermometer but it's one you hold under armpit, I've bought the calpol ready today. I was dreading the heel prick but she cried for a second then was ok.

Hopefully she will be fine

We had a standard armpit thermometer, when DD’s armpit temp got to 38 (and you add 0.5-1degree to armpit temps), we panicked a bit, and bought a forehead one the next morning.