How to keep baby asleep for nap?

Question

My baby is almost 6 weeks. I’ll feed her and make sure her diaper is clean. I’ll swaddle her and rock her to sleep, then lay her down. She will stay asleep for maybe 10-15 mins before she wakes up and I have to rock her back to sleep. Then I will lay her down and 10-15 mins later she will start crying again.

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That’s what a newborn is like unfortunately. There’s really nothing you can do at that age other than wait for their sleep schedule to get better and keep trying.

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This isn’t recommended, but the only way I could get my 6-weeker to sleep for long naps was putting him in a swing. Eventually, after he was around 3-4 months, I was able to move him into his crib for naps with his Ewan the Dream sheep toy. He liked staring at the red glowing heart and eventually he’d fall asleep before the sound turned off.

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Try to lay her down drowsy but not asleep. It helps them learn how to fall asleep on their own. And if you just need a break for your sanity, it’s ok to let baby nap in a bouncer or swing for a bit but just don’t let it become a habit. :)

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My baby is 6 weeks too qand does the same thing!! I do all the same things you do...shes becoming more social so she stays awake longer and I play with her then try to hold her til she falls asleep...then put her down. She used to sleep 2 to 3 hours during the day and now I'm lucky to see an hour nap. But shes sleeping longer at night now so I'll take that over longer naps.
Try some white noise. Vacuum (if shes crying..it worked for me yesterday!) or quieter sounds like fan or something on YouTube.

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One thing that helped me during nap time is when my boy fusses, I don’t pick him up. I offer him a pacifier and gently rock him back to sleep. Sometimes he doesn’t close his eyes and he will spit out the pacifier, but I will leave the room and he falls back to sleep on his own. Sometimes I have to do it 2 or 3 times, and each time he fusses I pat him or rock him a little bit longer. But I refrain from picking him up from the crib until nap time is over. It took a while to get into that rhythm by the way. Any regimen you work out will take a while, but patience and persistence is key. Good luck!

How to keep baby asleep for nap?

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