Not really sure what I’m trying to say here so bare with me!
I’m FTM to a 7 week old DD. Until about 4 weeks of age she napped really well during the day but then it changed and now it’s sometimes a bit of a fight to get her to go down and stay down for naps. She can really fight it and end up terribly over tired which isn’t pleasant for her or for me. Since having a few really over tired days when this change first happened I now try to stay on top of her naps as best as I can (maybe a bit neurotically) for fear of this happening again. She’s not a baby who will just crash and sleep anywhere, she will sleep in her pram or car seat if in motion but will wake as soon as it stops. Other than that it’s in her bed side crib, in her swaddle bag and in the dark. Even then it can take sometime to get her down.
I’m feeling quite trapped by this as it feels like I spend most of my day trying to put her down for a nap and repeating that cycle. I imagined a baby that would crash anywhere all over the house but obviously this hasn’t been the case, probably a bit naive and unrealistic of me. Always thought I’d find the nighttime sleep the hardest as that’s what everyone talks about but it’s getting my head around the daytime sleep that I struggle with. I feel like I can’t really go anywhere as I’ll miss her nap window and then she’ll become over tired or have people over as I’ll have to go to the bedroom for ages to try and get her to nap after an hour or so if awake time. I don’t know if I’m over thinking things and just feeling overly anxious about it all but it’s hard to shake the trapped feeling and impending doom of never ending cycle of trying to put her down for a nap. I suppose I’m just looking for advice/support. Has anyone else experienced similar/felt similarly? Any tips/advice? Will it get better?
Thanks in advance from an anxious ftm