6 week old- Naps during the day.

I had the same problem at 6 weeks, DS really just wanted to sleep on me, not in his bassinett during the day. Sorry not very helpful sayign this but its pretty much normal newborn behaviour...

For the most part I just gave in and enjoyed cuddles. They're only that little for such a short time and blah blah blah I'm sure you've heard it all already smile Housework etc sometimes just has to wait.

But sometimes if I put him in his push chair and went for a little walk he would drift off and stay asleep in the push chair once we got home, so I used the time to dash around and do what I needed to do. I also used to rock him to sleep in the bassinett although i wouldn't recommend you do that too much as DS because reliant on it to get to sleep and it was a hard transition to cot where I couldn't rock him anymore.

Another thing was my MIL used to come round for a cuppa in the mornings some days, she was happy to sit and cuddle DS while I did all the things I needed to do around the house in that time. She never offered to help me with anything besides holding DS which sometimes used to annoy me, especially as she made out to everyone else that she did so much for us but it gave me a little break and space that I needed to do my dishes/make phone calls/do washing etc. So is there anyone who can pop round to do cuddle duty while you do what you need to do? Or even better, help out a little bit around the house?

This stage is a hard one but it doesn't last forever. GL smile

My son was just like that at that age (and beyond), was a good excuse to sit and rest but was really frustrating not being able to do anything. I would suggest getting a sling or baby carrier (we love our ergo baby) and just keep trying to put him down every few days or so. He will eventually be happy sleeping on his own. I think they just like the familiar smell and sounds to begin with.

And beach mummy, I know how you feel. It's so funny how you get so many offers to look after the baby, but none for anything that would make a real diffrence. You would think these people who have had babies of their own would be bit more understanding of what would really help. Letting the sleep deprived mummy rush around tidying up while you quietly sit enjoying the baby is just plain mean.

my son was like that at that age. plunket gave me a few tips, told me not to let him fall asleep on the breast, or if he did i would wake him up and swaddle him, put him down semi awake and pat/shush him to sleep. also, i wouldnt keep him up longer than an hour. so he'd wake, quick feed, bum change, little play and after 45 or so minutes we'd go sit in the darkened bedroom, have a quiet feed and put him down. within two days he was sleeping well during the day again smile had to be the most tiring and challenging time for me so far, especially being a single mum. good luck and take all the support you can smile

Just adding my 7 week DS is doing a similar thing!!! We just have to rock the bassinet to get him to resettle to try to encourage him to have a longer day nap.
They sure all are different! My DD always just slept!!!

My 10 week old son still doing the same for me. Sleeps in 4/5 blocks at night but only 1/2 hour at a time during the day. I vaguely remember my daughter doing something similar at this age but wasn't sure if I implemented a routine to change this behaviour or if she just grew out of this stage. As nice as it sounds to sit all day and cuddle your little one, it can be frustrating...

My son did this for 4 months. It drove me crazy but now looking back was such a small period of time. Invest in a good sling or carrier to help get housework and other tasks don. Try and get out of the house so you don't go crazy. When bubs is older maybe think about trying to teach him to self settle. Unfortunately my son wasn't a great day sleeper and still 14 months later is lucky to sleep longer than 1 hour at a time. Be patient they are just little and soon you'll look back on this time and miss it.

My daughter was the same right up until about 12 weeks. She is now 4 1/2 months old and generally only sleeps for 45 minutes at a time (my husband is amazed what I can get done in this time). However, I only have to get up once during the night now so a small price to pay. I used our sling a lot (we have the manduca which is awesome). Initially, I also had her bassinette in the loungeroom with me so we were always close. This also helped with her getting used to noise and understanding day from night. The other thing I tried which worked quite well was leaving a top I had worn in her bassinette. I mainly did this if I had someone looking after her and it worked.

The most frustrating thing for me was all the different advice I got. It was all great advice but so many different things to do I ended up a bit confused as to what was best for bub. So, I trusted my gut and followed my daughters lead. It has all worked out well for now.

THINGS TO TRY:

Change him into his pyjamas

Make his bedroom as dark as you can. I always used blackout blinds, which always worked helped my child go to sleep.

Read him a story, which they love at a very early age or just cuddle and rock for a few minutes

Possibly consider giving a small feed at this stage to settle him (either breast, bottle or cup depending on the age).

Then tuck him in, say goodnight and close the door (they are not frightened of the dark at this age).

WHAT IF HE WON’T GO TO SLEEP?

Go into him afterwards 10 minutes. Don’t aces him up and accumulate your alternation to a minimum. You can achievement his head, or aback for a few abnormal and again leave the room

Repeat every 10 account if you charge to.

WHAT IF HE IS STILL CRYING AND IT’S NEARLY THE END OF HIS NAP?

If he’s still not acclimatized and he’s burst again get him up, abode him into his car armchair or pram, or annihilation abroad that he will commonly go to beddy-bye in, and let your babyish beddy-bye until the blow of his naptime. However, one affair I absolutely wouldn’t advance you resort to is absolution your babyish go to beddy-bye on you as you will be authoritative a actual ample rod for your back. Don’t let him oversleep contrarily you’ll accept agitation accepting him to bed in the evening.

The key to establishing any accepted is bendability as harder as it feels sometimes, abnormally if it doesn’t plan the aboriginal time.

My son was the same around this age, it was a great excuse to do nothing but drove me bonkers after a while. I ended up buying a baby bjorn and popping him in that, he didnt particularly like it at first but after a few tries he learnt how to fall asleep in it and although now he will go to sleep anywhere, I still use it constantly

Get a swing! My son had all his day sleeps in the swing from 6 weeks to 5 months old. I didn't have trouble getting him out of it either when the time came. Just every now and then I would try putting him down in his cot until one day he didn't fight it. He had proper naps in it too (1.5 - 2 hours) not 40 min catnaps.

I had a Fisher Price Cradle Swing. Once he wasn't sleeping in it anymore during the day I raised it from reclining to sitting position and he used it as a place to play or to keep him entertained while I was making dinner etc until he was 13 months old. It took up to 11kg. So definately got my money's worth.

Do you have a swing? i found this to be a way to help bubs settle but also if you dont have one (as we didnt at first) if your bassinet is on wheels i used to push the baby around with me whilst i did the housework! LOL she LOVED it, if i went from room to room i just wheeled her a long and she never made a peep! She was happy with the movement even it wasnt constant and i just made sure she was nice and cuddled up in bed!
Good luck but also sometimes its nice to just cuddle them and let the housework go! They get so big and then falling asleep with you becomes a thing of the past! smile