10 week old not napping

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My 10 week old (a week overdue if it matters!) won't nap for longer than about 5 mins during the day. She falls asleep feeding but usually wakes if I lay her down, or wakes soon after. She will nap for longer in the sling, and sometimes in the pram or car (although recently apparently not the pram or car for long!)

(At night she sleeps for about 9 hours - usually a 5 hour stint then waking every 1.5 hours ish.)

I've googled it and apparently 3 month olds should sleep 14-17 hours in a 24 hour period!!

Surely this cannot be right? 14 hours would mean a full good night's sleep for me, plus 5+ hours during the day getting stuff done! This can't be right, surely, as why would new parents be so frazzled?!

Regardless ... I gather she should be having several naps of half an hour+ during the day.

Advice on what is realistic as well as tips for napping welcome!

(I'm a lone parent to PFB, if it matters)

Dont focus too much on trying to get x hours nap in day. She sleeping well at night for a long stretch. That is a win. With my 3 dc they napped when they napped. She sounds happy and content so just keep relaxed about it. The more chilled you are the more chilled she will be. Do not stress about times and hours met. If wants to be awake in pram let her be awake! She Will get into toddler type routine much much later. Are you meeting other local new parents?

The issue is that if your baby falls asleep feeding, and then you transfer her and she sleeps for a few minutes, that will relieve her sleep pressure and she will find it hard to fall back asleep.
You have two options: contact naps as many people have said earlier, or putting your baby down awake and settling her in the crib. She will sleep longer both ways. The first way involves much less crying but it's more difficult for you.

I'm not focusing on numbers, was just concerned (and going a little mad) she wasn't napping at all.

Letting her be awake in the pram is not a solution as she will just scream unless I put her in the sling. I'm still using the pram for short bursts to keep her used to it (when she's awake and content watching the world go by) but take the sling everywhere for the inevitable time it's needed. The only time since the newborn days she has slept in the pram was right after her 12 week vaccinations! I don't know anyone else who's baby wouldn't sleep in the pram - most mums I know talk of walking for miles with baby in pram to get them to sleep!

I haven't been meeting new parents as she sleeps late (settles around 11pm following a 1-2hr feeding session/being latched on even when not actively feeding) so we are not up and about early enough as groups are all in the mornings. I did not anticipate this, as again no one I know had this issue. I'm trying to edge her sleeping pattern earlier - it used to be 1am settling!

@LapinR0se
She's managed a couple of contact naps, co sleeping in my bed so I got a nap too! But generally will only settle to sleep in the sling for naps (will settle being held at night).

However, this is a vast improvement from when I first posted! Hurrah, she is having some naps. I'm popping her in the sling after she's been awake 1-2 hrs depending on signs of sleepiness and how much sleep she's previously had. Even though I have to move around until she's asleep, it is a mental break for me.