I'm at my wits end with my 18 week old DS as he just constantly fights daytime naps. He goes to bed after a bath & bottle around 6pm & generally has 2-3 feeds during the night waking at 6am.
We get him changed, fed & have some playtime. Within an hour he's showing tired signs like yawning, rubbing his eyes so I try to get him to nap. He used to nap in his buggy but has refused to do this recently, if I get him calm & put him in his cot he's instantly awake, thrashing about & crying. It can take an hour to get him to sleep & he wakes after 10-20 minutes still yawning.
This continues throughout the whole day, constant fighting & crying, sometimes screaming because he's so tired. I plan activities like baby groups & swimming but he's usually tired before we go so it always ends in tears (me & him!). Walks in his pram used to get him some sleep but now he's so aware of everything around him he's wide awake.
By 4-5pm he's so shattered he's ready to sleep finally. I just feel like my whole day is miserable as he's just so upset all the time. I really don't know what to do & it's getting me down so much. I've had to cancel plans recently with family & friends as he's just so worked up.
Any advice welcome!