When do you give up?

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Those with a baby who refuses to nap (probably everyone 😂) when do you just call it a day and get back up and restart the whole process of feed, play and then sleep again? I’ve seen myself trying for badly 2 hours recently and honestly its just resulting in an unhappy mummy and baby. I don’t think I have been so frustrated in all my life. Please tell me I’m not alone or this is normal to feel this way. I feel bad for getting annoyed sometimes but I feel as though I try literally everything and nothing seems to work.  😞

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UPDATE: so apparently she likes lying next to me on MY bed and napping snuggled into my boobs. At this stage as long as she gets sleep I’m totally fine with that for now ... 😅 she been asleep for an hour so far!!

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I straight up cried for an hour while trying to get my son to go back to sleep this morning. If it’s nap, I’ll try for about 30-45 minutes before I feed again, if it’s night I’ll try for 2 hours before I feed again.

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No naps for my LO either, we get so close and as soon as I lay her down she’s up in 10 minutes, sometimes instantly! I’m like most on here that just go with the flow and luckily she sleeps through the night so I can’t complain (even though I’m gonna) so much backed up house work but hey happy baby 🤷‍♀️🤣

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My daughter has about an hour to an hour and a half of wake window before she gets cranky. If she goes 2 hours being awake and not wanting to nap I try to feed her again. I don’t let her play after. I feed and then try to start the nap again. Most of the time she falls asleep eating.

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Honestly, my first didn’t have consistent naps until about 4 months. That’s when she started to nap regularly at the same time. I stressed and did everything I could to get her to nap at specific times and for longer periods than she was. Once she napped more regularly, it all fell into place. My infant naps, but literally 20 min cat naps a few times a day. Sometimes we get the one hour nap in there. I’ll be more consistent when she’s ready but I refuse to stress about it.

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Try rocking baby in your arms, turn your bathroom sink on and see if it helps settle baby

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Try white noise! Specifically ocean wave sounds. You can use your phone or the tv if you have Amazon prime tv.  Both of my nephews go out soo fast when using those sounds! And I plan on using that with my upcoming baby as well. I seriously wish I knew to use that with my current 2 kiddos when they were baby’s! 
It also helps to pay attention to sleep cues as well , start trying to get baby down when they are beginning to stare off a lot , yawn , rubbing eyes etc... there’s a sweet spot to be found! Too early and baby won’t be tired enough and too late and baby will be too tired.

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My baby sleeps through the night like a champ. Can even put herself down at night. But when I can't get her to nap during the day. I spend hours trying. I try rocking her, i try singing to her, i try nkt singing to her, i try just putting her down, i try...anything and everything and nothing works 😢

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my baby is great at napping. he has 2-3 two naps a day. and one 30 min nap before bed time. and he’s never awake for more than 2 hours. he has his milk, we talk, lots of play and tummy time then he’s about ready to sleep in 1hr 45 mins and it takes him about 15 mins of playing with his own feet to fall asleep

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I dont stress about it. I let her nap as she pleases. The usual is 20-40minute naps 4-5 times a day. Sometimes she'll do 1hr naps and very rarely she'll do 2-3 hour naps. I just go with the flow.

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