I can't stand putting Jack down for a nap

It has taken me since 2:00 - and he basically starts to cry every 5 mins. I rock him - he passes out - I put him down - he wakes up screaming.

Repeat 100 times - for each nap.

I am going to lose my mind. I CANNOT spend my days doing this.

PLEASE HELP!

What worked for you girls!

ETA: He is so overtired he goes nuts. I try putting him down before he even looks tired - that doesn't work. I just don't know what to do anymore!

Message edited 9/11/2007 3:40:46 PM.

Re: I can't stand putting Jack down for a nap

Not the most popular answer but honestly...what works for us and Lucas is to put him on his belly.

He wakes easily when on his back and it was driving us all crazy. For us we have to deal with it but it kills me to see him so exhausted. I would also put him in the baby bjorn and get things done - he would doze but now he is way too heavy - the thought of it hurts my back.

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when david falls asleep in my arms I put him on his tummy for a nap... he has been napping much better that way, mainly because he doesnt hit his face with his arms lol but that means I dont get anything done when he is sleeping cause I am scared to leave him alone...

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I suc ked at it...I never put him down. Even now, 8 months later...he knows when I am not holding him.

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Thanks girls - I will try anything at this point. I don't know how I am supposed to start working from home when I am rocking this kid 4 hours a day.

But, let me ask you - Jack HATES belly time. Will he go for being put to sleep on his belly?

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Swing...that is the only napping that gets done in our house

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That was Luka until he was 4-5 months old. The most he would sleep for was 30 minutes up until then. I started to put him down exactly an hour and half after he got up in the morning and that is when he started taking longer naps. Then the next nap I would put him down after 2 hours. I would try to not keep him up that long but that didn't always happen. Will he sleep in the swing? Maybe he likes the motion. Will he sleep if you put him in the stroller? If he does you can push him around the house. I did let him sleep on me at least once a day and we both took a long nap.

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Posted by Seles81

I did let him sleep on me at least once a day and we both took a long nap.

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He will not sleep in the swing. RANDOMLY if he is in there - he will fall asleep. Actually, I think it only happened once.

He will sleep in the stroller. But, I have to really be outside with him. He loves the noise (THANK GOD we live across the street from the Southern State Pkwy )

I put him down every hour and a half. Doesn't matter. He still won't fall asleep.

Some days he will sleep for two hours (actually that hasn't happened in about two weeks or so) - Lately his naps have been 30 mins.

BUT - he will sleep from 8PM - until about 9AM the next morning. That's my only saving grace!

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good luck

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My DS is the same way. I have found that if I put him on my legs inbetween my knees and rock him for about 15 min past when he goes to sleep I can then transfer him into his crib most of the time.

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Message edited 9/11/2007 3:54:10 PM.

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that was dd through the month of july when my mom was watching her while i went back to work for a few weeks..it gets better as she gets a little older..once dd rolled over on her belly she started to take better naps and cereal in her bottle helped to..now she takes a nap within 2 hours of waking up in the morning and then after she wakes up about another 2 hours later..she does atleast 1 1/.2 - 2 hours if not more with these naps..it will get better i know what you are going through

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He has cereal in his bottle, and, he sleeps on his side (bc of the slight flathead)

I just don't know!

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I would (and still do) rock Steven until he was almost asleep, but not fully sleeping. Then, I would put him down. He was/is usually pretty good with going right to sleep that way.

Another thing is making sure you catch him before he is over tired. Aside from reading his cues, I tried to follow the rule of not being awake more than 2 hours, or there about.

Good luck!

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Posted by Diana1215

I put him down every hour and a half. Doesn't matter. He still won't fall asleep.

Some days he will sleep for two hours (actually that hasn't happened in about two weeks or so) - Lately his naps have been 30 mins.

BUT - he will sleep from 8PM - until about 9AM the next morning. That's my only saving grace!

We put Lucas down after 2 - 3 hours of wakefulness (from the time he last got up) and it has to be with a bottle to get him to sleep. He has been having naps that range from 30 minutes to 2 hours...very rarely do we get the 3 - 4 hour naps anymore.

The doctor told us that while there are exceptions...most kids are either great nappers or great night sleepers (rarely both). He said take your pick...we agreed night sleeper was the one we liked best.

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You have to make sure that he is NOT overtired. Paige still does that. I cant put her down at all when she is overtired. Its a nightmare. She can fall asleep with the bottle and once i put her down she wakes up screaming. So i try and catch her before the overtiredness and she will fuss a bit but after that she will fall asleep.

I also let her cry for naps and it works out most of the time. She also used to nap in the swing so i had to stop that before it got bad.

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Posted by KateDevine

Swing...that is the only napping that gets done in our house

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I would try and help, but my son didn't have ONE SINGLE NAP until he was 10 months old!!!

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Sending you a hug D