https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 08 Jun 2026 23:03:43 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/naps-am-i-doing-it-correctly#post-1619242 Wed, 07 May 2014 13:06:44 +0000 Bookish 1619242@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>At that age we just did whatever worked! We nursed to sleep almost exclusively, and even now at 10 months I give her a bottle before nap. It works great, so why not? At daycare that isn't the case, so I know she can put herself down, but it's soo much eaiser to feed to sleep! :silly: Anyhoo, don't worry too much about it, you're still in the trenches and should do whatever works for y'all! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/naps-am-i-doing-it-correctly#post-1619236 Wed, 07 May 2014 13:04:48 +0000 gilmoregirl 1619236@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My almost five week old will nap well in the swing but only once a day. He's pretty active so I try to catch him before he's overstimulated even if he's not showing tired signs. </p> <p>That said, we are totally having the same struggle and there are days where he won't nap at all past the morning. I drive him around or go for walks or do anything to get even the briefest nap. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/naps-am-i-doing-it-correctly#post-1619218 Wed, 07 May 2014 13:00:29 +0000 hilsy85 1619218@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>AT 6 weeks, I either nursed to sleep, used the swing, or he slept in the stroller. I always swaddled him tightly, which helped! I also think that at this age, "whatever works" is what goes :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/naps-am-i-doing-it-correctly#post-1619215 Wed, 07 May 2014 12:58:46 +0000 fussygal 1619215@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Anagram: I'm debating if we should get a swing to see if it works for her. Right now she's still only sleeping on me (not complaining about that though! :) ) and wakes as soon as I'm not touching her (with the exception of a few 20 minute naps in her crib). Hopefully my DD is as easy as yours to nap train when the time comes! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/naps-am-i-doing-it-correctly#post-1619074 Wed, 07 May 2014 12:21:17 +0000 Anagram 1619074@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>At 6 weeks, I'd say you're still in the "whatever it takes" phase. I don't think you can do a nap incorrectly at that age, is what I'm trying to say--almost everyone I know was still using a swing, co-sleeping for naps, stroller napping, or letting the baby sleep on top of them at that age (including myself!).</p> <p>I "nap trained" (actually, it didn't take much training) at around 4 months in anticipation of going back to work and LO was a beautiful sleeper who fell asleep on her own for a whole month. And then she started daycare, and she's never had a decent nap (at daycare) since. So it was all for nothing. =) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/naps-am-i-doing-it-correctly#post-1619061 Wed, 07 May 2014 12:16:33 +0000 fussygal 1619061@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Share your nap secrets! How did you get you LO to nap as an infant? I know at that age it's so hard to have a schedule to it, but I'm more interested in what worked for you to just get them down?</p> <p>DD is almost six weeks and up until the past week she was fairly easy to get to nap, which I attribute to the sleepy newborn phase. Because of that I never actively put her down for a nap until last weekend. Now after 45 minutes of awake time (including eating) she's a fussy mess and obviously needs to be put asleep. I try to catch it early and walk/bounce her around the house with some varying success. Usually while we're doing that she's rooting and smacking her lips like crazy. I feel bad not feeding her and give in most of the time and let her fall asleep on the breast. I'm not super worried about making a habit of it since she's so young, but she doesn't always fall asleep after eating AND I want to be able to do it without the crutch and to have "putting baby down" in my arsenal of skills :)</p> <p>ETA: She's a chronic 20-45 minute napper and hates the paci so far. </p>