@tisanewseason Mine is just 5 months old, but we still exclusively contact nap. However, she is able to nap on the go, which I feel is important for my mental sanity so I’m not stuck at home.
Does she nap when you babywear? My girl naps in the carrier, and as of recently she is able to nap in the stroller but unfortunately it does take some crying.
We go out in the stroller and she is fine, but starts crying when she’s ready to nap. I pick her up, rock her and sing to her (yes, in the middle of the street lol), and put her back down in the stroller once she’s calm again. Sometimes this process takes 3-4 times and then she eventually falls asleep and takes 1-2 hour long naps.
I have to do this because I’m not able to babywear much (have prolapse) but my husband can, so she naps in the carrier with him. She will not nap in her crib at all, although she does sleep well in her crib at night.
Honestly, you do you. When she contact naps at home, I use that time to relax, scroll, watch something with headphones. It’s “me” time and I have embraced it. We had people over yesterday and they thought it was funny my husband had to wear her for her nap inside our home, instead of putting her in the crib. But she slept, and we all continued our conversation in the living room without any issue.