My son was a bit like that, did only 5minute cat naps during the day. Singing, rocking, a car drive a lengthly walk out and about can help.

Every baby is different, only you can figure out what works for him. All the best with it xx

Just lay him in his cot. He’ll soon learn to sleep, especially if he’s tired

It’s free to call or internet chat with Tresillian, they will give you soft calming techniques.

We did a lot of singing either myself or a toy

I used to put my bubs in the cot/bed & either leave the tv on or put some music on for her. 10 minutes & she would be asleep

I’ve always had it hard with my kids sleeping but recently I’ve put a burner with lavender melt in my daughters room about 1.5 before she goes to bed and she has been sleeping very well the past few nights.

vthere are some good comments here

maybe make the room were he be napping darker

Has any advice below helped?

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Some really good advice there.

I also meant to say, once you decide how you plan on getting him to sleep you need to persist at it. it can take weeks before they settle into a routine

I think a lot of babies go through similar stages, and stages where they only sleep for 30-40 minutes. for me, with all 3 of my kids I made sure I had a sleep routine. so we always did exactly the same thing to get them to sleep. we have always done feed, play, sleep in the day (feed to sleep for last feed and night feeds) and when I put them down they are obviously tired. I put them in their sleeping bag, then into the cot and turn the mobile on.

Look for signs that hes getting tired and create a comfortable and peaceful sleep environment. Try different techniques and find something that works for you. I rocked my first baby, it was the only way I could get her to sleep. People call it a ‘bad habit’ but I didn’t mind doing it and she eventually grew out of it at around 18 months when she started to self settle. Remember that all kids are different and different things work for different people.

My son, who is now 16 months old, has a lambs wool rug which he lays on to go to sleep. I don’t take it everywhere when he needs a sleep, but, while at home he has it in his cot. At 4.5 months old he was rolling over and wanting to sleep on his tummy. Which at first I was concerned about, but, it was literally the only way he would sleep. At that age he was sleeping about 4 hours and I wouldn’t wake him even though he was a three hour feeder. I always made sure he went down at the same time each day and would close only one curtain as he still needed to know it was a day time nap. I didn’t worry about music or the like, then again we do live on a main road. I hope you can take something from this information I gave you, good luck and you’re doing well.

What helped me was watching for him to yawn, by my sons 3rd yawn I had a small bottle ready to help him sleep. After a while he just needed a sootherand put into his crib. But the rutine I used was sleep eat play and while he is playing watch for him to yawn then get everything ready for that he needs to fall asleep.

Going for a walk. I found I stressed so much about sleep needs. My son still has much less than what he is apparently meant to.
I use to go for a trip in the morning n used a sling for him to sleep and an arv walk. Then the middle sleep I tried to be home in his bed. Try timing two hours from waking just before this get them ready for nap n put in the colic hold…vids on you tube. Walk around for a few min s to make bub drowsy. Then put them down drowsy but awake.

Start babywearing. You can get heaps done, be together & nurture & comfort bub @ same time while handsfree…

Darkened room and have a constant sound …I used to have soft music with the sound of lapping waves. I did this because I had two other children in the house and they were always making noise so i found that the music playing all the time helped to mute any other noises.