Transitioning from baby carrier to pram/buggy

[EmilieQ]

Hi, need some advise. My child was born with very bad reflux so we couldn't lie her flat. She had all her naps in sling. After 5 months things improved a lot. She is now 10 months and the last few months she has been nodding off, fairly quickily, to sleep in baby carrier and I would then transfer her directly to pram if out walking. She would then continue to sleep in pram. My concern is that now she is growing more, getting heavier. I would ideally like her to sleep directly in pram/buggy however when I have tried she has got really upset to the point where she isn't able to settle herself down. I have tried moving pram so it's rocking her to sleep whilst walking, this hasn't worked. Any suggestions? I had no problem up till now with her falling asleep in carrier, its actually been very nice it's more that she is getting older and heavier and I can't continue. She is also going through the 10month sleep regression and being put down at the moment is a no no (cries instantly) unless in a good sleep. Thanks a mill :-)

Have you tried putting the seat upright until she settles?

Yes I've tried with seat up too, when she gets tierd she starts getting upset and cries. She's never drifted off to sleep by herself, thats part of the issue and why it's so difficult for her now. She hadn't slept by self in car seat either.

She's probably missing the comfort/warmth of being snuggled against you. I wonder if a lining/foot muff would help. DD's winter footmuff is like a warm fluffy sleeping bag and looks very cosy. Obviously, you need to be wary of overheating them though!

Thanks for that, that's a great st idea. I didn't think of it in that way. That also gave me an idea to have a piece of my clothing beside her too :-)