9 week old baby not napping anymore

[northernmamax]

Hi all,

At my wits end now. I have a nearly 3 year old and a 9 week old. She used to be a great sleeper.

All of a sudden she won't nap anymore for longer than 20-30 mins 😭 I'm absolutely frazzled I just cannot get anything done! And 3 year old is getting upset he's not getting g any attention at all because I'm constantly battling with my 9 week old.

Any tips to establish a better nap routine with LO? I've tried - swing, sleepyhead, swinging crib, normal crib, pram. Nothing works. She is wide awake after 20 mins every single time.

HELP MEEEE

All my NCT babies seemed to do this around this age, they then increased to about 40 minutes again by about 12 weeks. But still not long. The only solution I found was using a sling as then he would wake up but quietly go back off to sleep as he was next to me and cosy and rocking with the motion. Pretty tiring on the back though so I’d only do it for one nap a day.

Accept that 20-40 minute naps are normal, but make naps very frequent to avoid over-tiredness.. 1h awake time should do it