8 week old- struggle with naps/sleeping during the day

[RosaM12]

First time mom. I have an 8 week old who is exclusively breastfed.
His sleeping during the night isn’t too bad. He sleeps 4 hours at a time and tends to drift off without any issues.
However, during the day he will only nap if he’s in the carrier, in the pram or asleep on me.
He will not transfer into the Moses basket or will do a short nap of 10-15 minutes in there. I’ve tried lots of different things- swaddling, warming the basket, white noise etc.
Tbh, I’m pretty happy with the contact naps- they won’t last forever!! But I’m constantly being told that I’m ’making a rod for my own back’ and maybe I should consider formula feeding as it will settle him more.
sometimes, when trying the basket all day, he gets sooo overtired by evening that nothing will settle him. It doesn’t seem worth it to me.

Will I be creating issues further down the line?
Will he be able to settle independently as he gets older?
Anything else I could try?

This is 100000% normal! Both my DC didnt settle in their own beds until much later (5 months ish). I did not make a rod for my own back, they both had/have decent naps. It’s developmentally normal for them to want to be close to you especially in the newborn phase!

Both my kids had most of their naps on me for the first 3-4 months. And then I started them on carrycot pram naps and cot naps. One breastfed. One combi fed by bottles. Both v different temperaments. If you’re feeling touched out try a pram nap and some sensory deprivation but don’t let trying to get them in the Moses basket ruin your newborn bubble

My first was similar. Would only sleep at home with me or out in the car or pram. He was an excellent napper as a toddler though and when we went to one nap he would do a good 2-3 hour afternoon nap so there is hope! I did have his sister not long after and she was completely different and not a napper at all! Constantly alert as if she was missing out on something.

I can happily say that mine both had contact naps for a while. Now they are teens and definitely sleep independently and wouldn’t dream of adking for a cuddle to help them sleep

Its totally normal for a baby to want to be close to you, that is one of the mechanisms that ensure their survival.

The people telling you that you’re making a rod for your own back probably have forgotten what having a young baby is like.

I would smile and ignore. If you do wabt to try the crib, maybe use a T-shirt that DH has worn as the sheet? Your t-shirt is unlikely to work as it will smell of milk, their t-shirt should give the Moses Basket a nice, reassuring smell.