My six week old ds is breaking records by being an even worse sleeper than his brother was. Since birth he'll only go to and stay asleep on a person - even if he's in a very deep sleep, the minute you put him down in his moses basket/cot/our bed/anywhere, he has an in built mummy/daddy radar and he wakes up after 10 mins. The longest he's managed is about 30 mins. If he stays on me in the sling, he will sleep for much longer.
Now, I'm not hugely stressed about this (yet!). I'm into the whole babywearing thing, have a great sling, and a husband who's around a lot so is able to share the carrying. But there are a few things you can't do with a baby strapped to you, and I'd love to know that it isn't going to go on forever.
So if anyone has any positive stories of how this changed for them, then post 'em!
Oh, just to add.. I suspect his problem is wind/digestion - he grunts a lot, and it seems to be the grunting and squirming (resulting in a sick, burp or fart) that wakes him up. He grunts less on a person (which I don't get?), but still wakes in the sling, but of course my warmth is right there to send him back to sleep.
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Have you got/had a baby who will only sleep on a person?
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Manoo · 04/05/2007 10:02
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