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Napping issues

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DD1 is almost 3 and DD2 is 4.5 months. My baby isn't napping well. She sleeps great at night most of the time and is an easy baby (not at all like my first!) although she does have reflux. She napped better as a newborn, long ones in the sling and sometimes an hour or so in bed. But these days she often naps in short spurts of 10-15 minutes. I'm worried that our life is just too disruptive for her. I'm so busy with my toddler, and we are in and out of the house during the day, in and out of the car to go to playdates, etc. I just don't know how to get both of their needs met and I'm worried that we've inadvertently "taught" her to wake every 15 minutes because of all the transitions.
The baby caught a cold and I'm concerned that she may be sleep deprived. How can I help her sleep better? When you have a baby this age, do you just put your outside activities on hold? I think that might be too hard for DD1 and for me right now. Why won't she stay asleep even in a walk in the sling?
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No wisdom, just sympathy.

DD is my first, so I am afraid that I do not have any wisdom to share, but I do have a lot of sympathy. DD is 5mo and I feel like I spend all day, everyday obsessing over her naps. I spent almost 2 hours this afternoon trying to get her to nap and got only 15 minutes out of her. I have tried everything, letting her sleep while nursing, rocking, wearing her, in the car, in her cosleeper, in the swing... nothing works sometimes.

Does your DD act cranky/overtired? Even when mine doesn't nap at all, she doesn't seem cranky at all, so I have decided (just today) that I am just not going to worry if she doesn't nap. She has been sleeping 12 hrs at night with just a few wake ups so I think she is getting enough sleep overall. It sounds like you are doing a great job.
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Thanks for the support nwatt!

Most days she doesn't seem overtired but I can't tell if that's because she has such a mellow personality. On days when DH is home to help one of us can nap with her or hold her while she sleeps in a quiet room and she naps SO much better. I know sleep is crucial to learning, so I worry. Also, I think I'm just feeling mommy guilt about not being able to meet both their needs no matter how much I try.
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