Daytime naps, please help!

[Jkmummy]

Hey!
I have a 10 week old baby and I struggle with getting him to nap during the day! I try to follow the “eat, play, sleep” routine! My problem is that I can never seem to get him down at the right time. Ive tried every window from 50minutes to 1hour 45 mins after he last woke up. I take him away from his play and rock him in a quiet room for 10-15minutes, i then try to put him down but it’s always the same....he just lays there and whinges and flaps his legs and arms up and down! I’ve tried to put him down drowsy after rocking but the moment I put him down, his eyes open, I’ve tried putting him down awake after rocking but again...he starts whinging and flapping about! I sit there with him and stroke his head, play white noise and give him his dummy but still he carries on with the flapping! I’ve tried leaving him for 5 minutes to settle himself but he ends up crying so I pick him up, rock him for a few minutes and try to put him down again, nope he’s still not having it! When he does eventually drop off...it’s always only a 30 minute nap, I get ONE nap out of him during the day which could last over an hour! I feel like I spend most of my day trying to get him to nap, and getting frustrated that nothing works! I just want him to get some sleep and have some time to get housework done and possibly have a little “me time”. Please could someone offer some advice or tips?

From about 6 months with my first DD.

Honestly, mine had a routine of when he fell asleep rather than where and that was pretty much dictated by him. From an early age, he was easily bored in the house so we were out a lot and he had most of his naps in his pram.

I’d somehow almost forgotten, but my lifesaver was a Babymoov Cosydream. It’s basically a mattress with a leg support that you can remove. I used to put him on it, feed him and then transfer him into his Moses basket or pram while he was still lying on it.

Full disclosure: baby sleep positioners are not recommended, but from the research I did, I didn’t think it counted as a sleep positioner as it’s literally just a breathable mattress with a tiny dip for the head, but I wouldn’t feel right not mentioning it.