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Oh man I could have written this. Except C hates to nap. He took an hour nap today for the first time in a week. His other naps are all totally unscheduled and 20 minutes max. He also sleeps in his swing. He associates his lovey with naptime though, and it helps him to wind down. Does R have one yet?

Meh, DD is 6.5 months and she still takes all her naps in her (non-moving) swing. She sleeps great in her crib at night, but when I try to put her in there for naps they only last 40-ish minutes as opposed to 1.5-2 hours in the swing. So, I'm sticking with the swing until she's too big for it!

ETA: oh, we don't have set nap times either. We do a 234 schedule (based on DD's natural cues) and her nap times depend on when she wakes up in the morning, which can range from 6:45 to 8:15.

I would start by turning the swing off once she falls asleep. My LO actually transitioned from the swing to the PNP for naps easily. I think that because she sleeps in the crib at night it shouldn't be too bad.

We got to a point a couple of weeks ago where M wouldn't nap in the swing or bouncer anymore. She was too alert and just wanted to look around. So, we started having her nap in her crib/using white noise/blackout shades. We established a nap routine, which I think has really helped the transition.

We don't have set times that she naps because her nap times vary depending on when she wakes up in the morning (she usually wakes up between 6:30-7). Her max awake time is 1.5 hours, so if she wakes up at 6:30 her first nap is by 8 (but usually sooner because she is tired earlier first thing in the morning). I just go by her sleepy cues.

Then her next nap depends on when she wakes up from that nap, and so on. But she's never awake for more than an hour and a half during the day. She's 3 months old. I think by 4 months they may be able to go a little longer than an hour and a half (depending on the child) but I'm not positive.

We don't have set nap times either at 12w. like @lawbee: said, our naps totally depend on what time she gets up, how long her other naps were, how long she's awake for...... She's just inching towards the 1.5hour mark for max awake time.

Our LO has never slept in a swing, she never took to one. We did transition to her crib for all naps and bedtime around 4w. Before that she napped on our couch or in a cradle.We just started doing a couple naps a day in the crib at the beginning. I made sure the room was dark, white noise was on, she was swaddled and I nursed her to sleep. Some of these likely are bad habits, I need to break, but she naps well in her crib now. Maybe have your DH do a little nap routine with a story and rocking.

I am pretty strict with naptimes for our 11 week old because she is a beast when overtired. She's been napping in the swing pretty much exclusively & I'm going to do it as long as it works! We are going to transition to the crib for nighttime soon though. Right now she sleeps in a RnP and does pretty well at night, so I am very nervous!

My LO (4 months) recently transitioned out of swing to crib. I had started following the Troublesome Tots method where you get LO to fall asleep from awake in swing and the after a week slow the speed of the swing down until she's used to that, then slower the next week etc etc. Well, I was at my parent's over Christmas and they were all excited because they got a pack-and-play for her to sleep in. I didn't want to tell them that she wouldn't nap flat, so I just decided to try it out. She fell asleep! And has been sleeping in the crib ever since. I think she just got old enough to be able to do it.