Hi Ladies

Can anyone recommend a way of me trying to get our little boy to nap in his cot bed during the day ? He's fab at night and can self settle in it when swaddled. But I dont want to swaddle him in the day time aswell. He will nap in the car seta if we're out and on me, but i think he would nap so much better where there is no distrations.

Any ideas ?

Sarah+Tyler(16 weeks)

Why dont you want to swaddle during the day?? If it works i would give it a go

Gemm x

if it settles him i would swaddle, just make sure its light int he room so he knows its daytime x

I didn't want to swaddle in the day either as we had stopped swaddling at night but I do now as she sleeps for much longer. I was dreading trying to get her to nap in cotbed as she was a dreadful sleeper in the day but it only actually took a couple of weeks to get used to it and now its where she sleeps best. I have a routine of half closing the curtains and laying her in the cot with her music box thing on then a bit of boobie in the chair, 5 mins cuddles on my shoulder and down in bed swaddled. I think a routine and sleep cues can be as important for naps as at night.

hi

well today i took him upstairs left the curtains and blinds open, swaddled him and hummed beautiful dreamer to him which he likes and he's gone down. for how long remains to be seen, how long should he sleep in the afternoon as I dont want him to start not sleeping at night.

thanks.

for us i dont wake him intentionally as no matter how long he sleep in the day hes the same at night, we usually have two 45 min naps in the afternoon and a 10 min snooze