My 6 week old baby WON'T nap!! Suggestions PLEASE??

we went through that with my son and the only thing that worked was a walk outside in his stroller.

Hope someone has some good ideas cause I will need some soon

Thanks, soontobe! It's so hard! The only thing that has "worked," is to let him cry himself to sleep but I hate doing that. He's been screaming for 20 minutes now!

ahh poor little monkey.

My little man use to fight it too. If we weren't walking we had to give him a bit to drink and rock him to sleep.

They get to the stage where they don't want to miss anything it seems.. When do you give him his bath? Do you give him some mellow quiet non stimulated time before naps?

Have you tried a swing? My daughter used to always nap in her swing during the day when she was an infant! Good luck to you!

He does like the swing and will fall asleep in it, but the minute I take him out to put him in his crib, he screams! I just want him to get good quality nap; maybe that's too much to ask. I try and give him non-stimulated time before naps but the second he lays down, it's all over and he cries. Thanks for ideas!

my baby is 4.5months old now. and has just learnt how to sleep!!!

i feel your pain and frustration. Xavier NEVER used to sleep except on me and i had to give him the boob to fall asleep. some days i would sit on the couch all day and hardley move just so he could get some sleep. he would cry and yawn ALL the time. i was very naive and didnt realise that he was crying because he was tired, because i thought if he was tired he would sleep, right?? being a first time mum i had no idea and just fed him constantly. i was getting so run down as he wouldnt sleep much at nites either. so after i exhausted all my options. chiropractor, tests at the doctors, presure point massage etc we had to just let him cry to sleep and my heart broke over and over again.

Last week i got back from a sleep school, that taught me how to deal with a child that wont sleep and the bad news is that its generally there personality, they are just so alert and dont want to miss a thing but what i did learn is that when you see the first tired sign ( for Xavier its rubbing his eyes) you put them straight to bed. wrap them ( if thats what he likes) put dummy in and pat there bum and say Shhh, Shhh, Shhh. do this over and over until he calms down and then leave the room.

if/when he starts to cry again, just listen to it. if he is just grizzling then let him go but if he becomes very upset go back in and repeat the shhhhing and patting. i kiss Xavier on the face and eyes and this really calms him down.

the other ting is to not get them out of there bed for 1hour. so if this means you have to go in and settle him every 5min for that hour, then thats what u gotta do. if he is still no closer to sleep then pick him up and take him for a walk or whatever he enjoys but as soon as you see the tired signs he has to go straight back to bed. doing this will get him into a routine in about 3 days! but takes a good 2 weeks to make it stick.

anyway that is what i learnt at sleep school, and as hard as it is, and as emotional as it is, it DOES WORK!!!

having a baby that wont sleep has been the hardest most emotionally draining thing i have ever experienced. he is now settling in his bed within 10 seconds and about 60% of the time i have to go in and resettle him to sleep.

i hope this is of some help to you. if you have na y questions, please just ask. goodluck.x

Thank you for your advice, Jules!! It totally makes sense and I will try it for sure!! It's so great having people who can relate with this and understand how difficult it is to have a baby that won't nap! He's actually napping now (praise God)! We'll hope that this gets better but Jules, your advice is great and I will give it a try! Thanks again!

Are you bfding? My dd is 8 months now..and still bf..but I noticed she didn't nap as much as I thought she should've when younger..and I think they get some much 'light' sleep while nursing..it kind of counteracts the need for nap if that makes sense?? Otherwise I'd go with the swing, vibrating bouncy chair etc.

GL and hope u get some rest :)

swaddling, baby swing, just laying baby down in crib/bassinett and let him cry... try a fan on low also, not facing baby, just for noise, don't ever make it quiet to sleep or he will never sleep unless it's quiet again, we did normal things while my daughter napped within reason,,, tv, cooked, cleaned, dishes, talked on phone.. etc... good luck! oh, my daughter loved her binky when she was tired too!

OMG they nap????? Mine never did. GL to ya. (btw she is 14 yrs and goes to bed on her own at 8 pm usually-so they must out grow it)