Help with baby's naps

[siand91]

Hi all.
I'm new to this so hope I'm doing this thread right!
I have a 3yo and a 5month old. My 5 month old sleeps brilliantly through the night but I have trouble getting him to sleep during the day. I know he's tired because he's rubbing his eyes and yawning so I'll put him down in his cot with his mobile as soon as I see these signs but he always tries to fight it and it takes me so long to get him to nap sometimes.
Any advice on what other moms do? How long before you know your baby will need a nap do you put them down?
I never had this trouble with my eldest and my youngest use to self soothe himself to sleep until about a month ago and I'd really appreciate some tips!

Can you try taking him for a walk or wearing him in a sling if naps in the cot aren’t working? It’s grear that he is doing so well at night.

When my LO was 5 months she would just nap when she wanted but I would have to rock, feed, wear her to sleep. We only really started a nap routine at 6 months ( story, sleeping bag) but still feed/ rock to sleep. She’s not ready to ‘self settle’ yet. I think some just take a bit longer to ‘get’ sleep

Oh and to tell when she needed a sleep I would look at the clock a bit as a rough guide ( so I think after 2-3 hours) she was readt for a nap and look out for when she stopped responding to me playing or gave that spaces out look

Have you tried rocking/feeding to sleep? Or as PP says buggy?

My DS would nap about 1.5-2 hours after waking up at that age. Then 2.5-3 hours later. Then a catnap a little later.

Now he's older we do the 2-3-4 routine. 2 hours in the morning, then nap. 3 hours awake then another nap. 4 hours then bedtime :) that's worked from 6ish months. Give or take a few days where he's been off colour or extra tired/awake.

Hi all,
Thanks for your replies 😊
The pram worked wonders until we went to Spain last week and he's obviously had enough of it now 🙈
I tried rocking him but he hates being held for long and just screams.
Maybe I'll try and invest in a sling as that sounds like a good idea.
Sometimes he naps for about 1.5 hours at the most but it's just the getting him to sleep part that I'm finding hard atm.
He does eventually go to sleep but always with a fight 🙈
I'm hoping it's a phase and soon passes, it doesn't help with his noisy big brother singing old Mac Donald all day 😂
Thanks again for your advice x

I do try to put him down every 2 hours as he seems tired on the dot from 2 hours that he woke up. It starts off so well him being happy and giggling and trying to sleep but he just can't nod off sometimes and he works him self up for a good half an hour before he eventually gets off x

They are super disteactaboe at that age so it is really hard! I sometimes found that reading a story a few times before trying to rock/ feed to sleep would help to calm her and then she would be more willing to nap

My DD hates rocking so the skinny was a revelation!!! Try to find a ‘sling library’ in your area if you can, you can try them all on. If that fails John Lewis allow you to try them on.