7 wks - does not like sleeping on back

[Leenie]

Can anyone give me some advice in overcoming this please !!
ds is 7 wks and only really settles for a good sleep when co-sleeping, he will not settle in crib, if we put him down, no matter how gently we do it he wakes up again, even tried swaddling in a blanket, everything is fine when we are holding him he will sleep for ages, or if he's on our chest on his front he will sleep fine, he seems to like sleeping on his front, but when its time to put him down as soon as we put him on his back his little arms start waving about like he's feeling for someone and he wakes, i am trying so hard to get him into a little routine just so i can go and cook dinner or clean

[pinata]

DD haaaaaaated sleeping on her back and actually we put her on her front to sleep almost from day 1. no other SIDs risk factors and she was so plainly unhappy on her back - arms waving etc as you describe

i worried about it a lot at the time, but with hindsight, i'm glad we did it, as she is clearly a front sleeper - she is now 10 months and can turn however she likes, but never ever sleeps on her back. DH actually put her on her front for a nap first in our living room and it was like a revelation - she slept for a good 4 hours like that (despite having her mother panicking a few feet away)

it's something you could consider, if you're happy you've weighed up the risks. in our case, the risk of SIDs was tiny - the risk of her not getting any sleep was 100%

[CuppaTeaJanice]

Try putting him down on his side, holding his hands and stroking his face until he's asleep, then gently rolling him onto his back.

My ds prefers sleeping on his side. Will yours do this, must be safer than on front for a tiddler.