How to get baby to nap in cot

[Firsttimemama08]

My 6 month old takes most his naps in the sling. I have decided I want him to nap in the cot but it seems impossible.
At the moment he takes 3 naps a day. The first 2 are between 1-2 hours long. The last one being 30 minutes and normally in the buggy.
I have tried to rock him to sleep and put him in the cot, sometimes he’ll wake up straight away and I will have to do it all over again.
I thought he napped good in the sling because of the movement, but he can only do 30 minutes in the buggy so I think he likes the sling because of the physical contact.
I would love for him to nap in the cot but I am worried about making him overtired bcos if I try, he will only sleep for 30 minutes max. Whereas I know in the sling he is well rested and can sleep for a long time.
If he will only nap 30 minutes in the cot, should I put him down for 4-5 naps a day so that he at least has 2-2.5hrs of daytime sleep? Even tho it is recommended 6 month olds have 3 naps a day.

I'm following with interest as am in a similar boat and just last night decided to put my 7 month old in her cot for naps. Can I ask, are you breastfeeding? I've been breastfeeding my baby to sleep and need to get her out of that habit.

@Idontknowwhatto I hope someone comes along to help us 🤣 and yeah I am breastfeeding him to sleep at night, but not for naps.

I'm breastfeeding for everything and it's so stressful now. I've truly made a rod for my own back!

I don't understand why people do this - I always put my baby in a cot for naps from day one (obviously there were times he'd fall.asleep while being held) and therefore never had a problem (and never fed my babies to sleep).
I don't think you should put him down for several 30 minute naps. What happens when he wakes from a nap? Does he just lie there or cries? If the former I'd try coaxing him back to sleep with a few strokes (don't pick up, don't say much). If he cries and won't resettle then pick him up until he stops then put him down again. If he really won't nap then just carry on as normal. Try again with his next nap time.
Keep doing this every time he wakes up - hopefully he will eventually fall back asleep. Perseverance is key.

@mondaytosunday For practical reasons, I loved using the sling when he was a newborn bcos it meant I could get on with my day and feed him and have him nap whilst we were out and about etc. now he only takes 3 naps and is getting heavier, cot seems like the better option for us.
thankyou for you advice re perseverance, it seems like a lot of work that’s probably why I haven’t done it already but hopefully it will pay off after a few days.

@mondaytosunday and yes he does cry when waking from a cot nap so I will try rocking him back to sleep again as I know he’s still tired

@mondaytosunday people do this because it's a way to get their babies to nap. I put mine down for naps from day 1 too only he refused to sleep like that and screamed until he was picked up and held 🤷‍♀️ great for you that you had a baby that was agreeable to sleeping on their own in a cot but many, many babies are not like that.

As @GinnyBee said, great if you have a baby that will sleep that easy! Nobody plans or wants to be rocking, feeding or holding to sleep! It's all my baby would do from day 1. Refused to sleep alone. Most babies need help getting to sleep and to learn how to self settle. Mine is 7 months and I'm slowly trying to get him to sleep without being fed. He gets very upset. (Also not easy if you have a dummy refuser)

Am in the same boat. Boob obsessed dummy refuser