My 2mo DD is impossible to nap during the day and then is consistently overtired by the evenings no matter how hard I try. She will only nap during the day if I take her out in her pram or if I go for a drive which isn’t conducive to an effective routine long term. Even in the stroller she fights it and the second I stop she starts waking. By evenings she’s utterly exhausted and is awake usually for about 4 hours grizzling. I’ve tried setting a calming routine and striking the right balance during the day between stimulating her and calm. If I try and put her down for a nap when I see the tired signals or if she’s been awake then she will fall asleep for a few minutes then wake up grizzling.
I keep reading if babies don’t nap then they’re over tired and won’t sleep well but how the heck are you supposed to overcome this if you struggle to get them to nap sufficiently!!?
Advise welcome 🙏🏼 I’m absolutely exhausted. I barely get a second to think during the day! Worth mentioning she never took to swaddling and she doesn’t like being in a sling either!