Baby only sleeping on us

Sorry this isn’t actual any helpful advice as i’m in the same situation, but just wanted to share you’re not alone in this! we’ve managed on occasion only during the day to get ours to sleep in moses basket but during the night he literally only will sleep on me, so I’ve just stayed up with him most nights and my partner and I have slept in shifts. My partner went for a 3 hour walk today with baby in the pram, whilst i slept, which was great as I was able to get a decent sleep before my night shift 🤣 (as if i’m saying 3 hours is a decent sleep! but it’s the most i’ve had in the last few days) - but yeah that seemed to work really well for us. Try and get some sleep during the day where you can and hopefully things will improve for night time soon! one day at a time ❤️

Thank you ❤️ it is massively comforting to know I'm not the only one up all night and it's not something I'm doing totally wrong! We've basically been doing the same thing and sleeping in shifts but I'm starting to dread the nights and the more I recover from the birth and feel like I'd be able to get out and about to do things napping for lots of the day is giving me fomo 😂

I’m on week 3 and she can sleep in her crib sometimes but she is always restless within an hour We are doing shifts of comforting her but Ive no idea what to do once he goes to work next week

I had to get a sleep safe nest to go inside the cot. Even then it took a few nights of him sleeping in that on the bed before we got him to settle in it in the cot. Also if she likes having her hands by her face try the love to dream swaddle

My baby is 10 days old and is the same 🥲 I think it’s massively a comfort thing. He slept in it well last night but tonight he’s not having it, I think it just a phase where they’re not used to the world yet We’re currently trialing giving him a bottle just before he goes to bed so he’s knockout for a few hours 😂

I could’ve written this myself! I’m so tired and I feel so lost on what to do. I need sleep!!!

Have you tried cosleeping? As long as you do it safely then baby will be fine. I cosleep with my LO (3 weeks old) and have done since we brought her home as she doesn’t like to be swaddled and isn’t big enough for a sleeping bag yet. I follow the happy cosleeper on Instagram who shows how to do it safely and I’m getting quite a bit of sleep now.

Heat a wheat pack or similar and put in the the next to me for a while before you put her in. This has been a game changer for us! Also making sure she’s really full and burped, and in a deep sleep before you put her in.

we are on week 3 and still struggling with this!!! he is just not happy being put down flat even to have a nappy change. we have co slept the last 2nights just to get some sleep. he won’t even be comforted by dad now so seems to fall all on me, feel like i never leave the chair/ bed 🙄 massively underestimated the time it would take for him to ‘fit in’ with family life

Here are some things that may help her to settle. White noise, swaddle, wait until they are asleep then transfer them. Wait until they are in a deep sleep before transferring which can take up to about 25 minutes. You'll need to experiment to see how long it takes for them. Sleep with their crib sheet a night so it smells of you. Warm their crib with a hot water bottle before putting them in... When you are transferring them put them down feet first, then bum, then head last very slowly. Then I put my hands on top of my lo for a few moments until he settles. Hope something helps.

have you tried a smaller bed? my baby would not settle in her next to me at all but i found she would sleep in the moses basket we had downstairs really well so i brought the moses basket to the bedroom and she settles in it really quickly! the health visitor also told me that when babies are this small they can feel really isolated and scared in a big open space because they’re so used to being held and cocooned x

I had this with my first born.i had to start putting her in a sleepyhead inside the next to me. I used this with a red night light and white noise and it worked. Hope you get a solution soon x

Try Purflo sleeping bags, not sure on your baby’s weight but they’re suitable for 6.5lbs++ - can have arms out so no need to swaddle. Xx

My baby was like this. Midwife suggested using a Moses basket inside the next to me and she sleeps well now. I think the next to mes are just too big for new babies. They like to be cozy