Anyone else feeling the anxiety/guilt?

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I know that naps aren’t supposed to regulate for another month or two, but my 8.5 week old will NOT nap easily at all. But most days, he only naps if I wear him in a carrier or I rock him. But he won’t let me sit down. If I sit, he immediately wakes up. He won’t nap for my husband. I go back to work in a week, and I’m so worried he won’t nap all day long. Everyone who has watched him so far can only get 20 min stretches from him. I find myself googling things about napping all the time and the anxiety is really getting to me. I feel guilty that I’m not doing more to get my son to nap. Some days I know I should be trying to get him to nap in his crib or I should babywear him so he’ll nap. But I get so sore and tired from babywearing and walking all day long just to get him to sleep. If I try to put him in his crib, it’s a 30-50 minute endeavor and he only naps for 30-40 minutes, then it’s time to eat, then rinse and repeat. I just don’t know what to do anymore and I feel guilty that I can’t figure out how to get this child to nap more. Am I the only one struggling with this? Is it just a phase that he will grow out of? We’re going on 2-3 weeks of this now and I’m at a loss.

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