Daytime naps...where do they snooze??

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My baby is almost 12 weeks old. At night she sleeps in a bassinet by our bed and is great. During the day she naps either in the Boba wrap, in our arms or in her baby bjorn bouncer next to us. It’d be really great if I could start putting her down in her crib during the day.  Especially because hubby just went back to work so it’s just me now. 
What does everyone do for daytime naps? How did you transition to crib during the day? Do you swaddle for naps too? Should the room be dark? I know all babies are different but just wondering what has worked best for you?! 
Also, any sleep/nap/routine books you’d recommend?
Thanks in advance!

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My son is 15 weeks and we still struggle with independent napping. He sleeps amazing if he's held but will only sleep for 20-30 minutes in his crib. He sleeps through the night 8-9 hours straight in his crib easily. During daytime naps I make it dark, put on the same sleep sack, etc. Basically replicate nighttime routine and it hasn't helped much. When he wakes up I try to put him back to sleep and he keeps waking up and cries but if I hold him he goes right back to sleep in my arms. 🙄  I just keep hoping it will click one day. It would be so nice to have time to get things done while he naps!

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My ten week old sleeps in the bassinet for overnight and daytime sleeps although we’re going to need to upgrade soon. We have a pretty small apartment so it’s in the living room and I can see it from the bed. The tv is basically always on so it’s basically her white noise at this point and she’s gotten used to there being a bit of light at any point. Once she falls asleep we lay her down usually so she doesn’t get super used to being held to sleep and we’ve done that more less from the start.

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I put my daughter to sleep in her crib from the beginning and she’s almost 11 weeks. I swaddle her during naps and at night but I’m transitioning her out of swaddling and into a sleep sack since she moves a lot. Just be consistent with where you place your LO to sleep, during the day I keep the room semi quiet and bright but at night we just keep a small night light on. I also have her sleep in her crib for her own safety bc i also have a very curious and loving three year old son!

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So glad I am not the only one struggling with naps! So frustrating. I get about 45 min naps out of him only!!

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In my arms. She won’t nap otherwise!

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I started putting my LO to nap in her bassinet in a dark room, swaddled, and white noise a few weeks ago (she’s 12 weeks now)when I noticed noises she could sleep through before were interrupting her naps (I have a toddler running around making quite a bit of noise 😆).
Lately her naps have been shorter, but I think it’s more developmental/a phase then anything else. I agree that consistency will help with whatever you decide. It may take time for baby to adjust and you might have to be patient.
Also, it should still be ok to swaddle! Everything that I’ve read about swaddling says to transition out when baby can roll and/or consistently get their arms out of the swaddle, not a specific age.
Every baby is truly different. My first was not a great sleeper and my second has been a much better sleeper.

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My little one is 11 weeks and he naps in the crib in his nursery and has been from the beginning. Blackout curtains & white noise machine. We are usually playing and then to start the nap I will change his diaper, put him in his sleep sack, white noise machine, turn off the light, and then I will rock him to sleep. He only naps for usually 30 minutes but I hear that’s normal at this age. Usually for at least one nap of the day I will let him lay on me and sleep to extend his nap.

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I started to get my daughter used to her crib super early. I would lay her down in it just so she could look around for a couple of minutes and get familiar with the space. At about 1/1.5 months old, I tried her first nap in her crib. We now have a nap routine at 3 months and she’s done really well. When I notice she’s getting sleepy, I bring her to her room, change her diaper, put her in her sleep sack, turn the sound machine on, make the room as dark as possible, and nurse her (she’s generally hungry by that point so she isn’t just nursing to sleep for comfort). Once she’s done nursing she’s usually out cold and I’ll put her in her crib, creep out and close the door. She still cat naps most days with 30 min naps, but I can usually get at least one 1-2 hr nap a day. She has a cold right now so she’s been napping longer, hopefully that stays when she feels better too haha.

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Blackout curtains, white noise machine, and swaddle with arms out is what I do. His naps are short 30-45min. I’m trying to “teach” him that naps are supposed to be longer so whenever he wakes up I let him lay on me until it’s time to eat again - about 45m-1hr. Super normal for naps to be short at this age!! We also try to squeeze in A LOT of playing during his wake times to make sure he’s practicing skills and getting nice and tired

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It depends I work nights so the nights that I work he usually naps in his SNOO. But other times it’s his SNOO, Bobby Pillow, Swing, or crib.

Daytime naps...where do they snooze??

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