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Baby can only sleep in upright position
Sept 2006
My 4 month old will only take naps in her carseat. She takes a morning nap (about 1/2
hour) in her car seat and her afternoon nap in her car seat (about 1 1/2 - 2 hours). I
am currently reading Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child and am learning a lot so far. I
have tried having her take her long afternoon nap in her crib but she will only nap for
about 20-40 minutes REM sleep. After that she is up and even if I try to soothe her
back down she won't sleep anymore. For the past two days I have let her sleep in her
room in her car seat since I know she will take a long nap in there. Any advice on what
to do?
My first child, who napped better in her car seat than a crib, also napped very
well in
her stroller. When nap time came, I'd clip her into her stroller in the house,
stroll
her around a quiet, large room until she fell asleep (often it only took three or
four
strolls around the room) and stroll her into a quiet room to sleep. Sleeping in
her
stroller wasn't a problem until we needed childcare. We had trouble finding
someone who would help her go to sleep in a stroller instead of a bed or mat.
In
many ways napping in a stroller was very convenient because it kept her routine
when we were on vacation or visiting relatives. For me, getting the needed sleep
was what mattered. Not where she slept. And the only people who ever gave me a
hard time were some potential childcare situations or nannies. So we just didn't
use
their services. Oddly enough, she slept fine in her crib at night. But the crib
just
didn't work during the day
Whatever works
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