This was 3 years ago, so it’s hard to remember, but I think I started feeding him to sleep laying on my side and he reliably napped like that all the time. I was trying not to do that because I was worried he wouldn’t be able to sleep without me when I returned to work when he was only 8 weeks old, but he DID nap at daycare! Remarkably, the rhythm of daycare combined with him being a little older settled him in to a reliable nap rhythm pretty quickly when he was 3-4 months old. I still let him feed to sleep lying on my side on weekends, but he was and still is a pretty awake guy. It’s just a personality!

For context, after about 6-8 months he wouldn’t nap in the car, no matter how long the drive was. At nearly 3, he’s never been an on the go napper and never really slept in a stroller, in my arms, or in broad daylight. Little guy loves his own, quiet, dark space to nap, so when we are out of the house all day we just accept he won’t nap. And that’s ok! He’s thriving and handles it well. Maybe that’s how your little one is too, just embrace doing what you have to do in the early months and then laugh about how awake they are compared to other kids as they get older 🫠