Help with Sleep

[sobeitjedi]

Hi.

My little one is 16 weeks old and the problem is that I can get him to sleep on my shoulder or in my arms but as soon as I put him down in his cot (no matter how gently) and release hold of him, he wakes up and needs nursing again.

Any advice?

He's very little still....have you swaddled him at all?

I'm afraid I have no answers, my DD is 17 weeks old and the same, she would not settle in the crib. We have decided to co-sleep so we can all get some sleep. She was in our bed originally but is now in a side-along crib that attaches to the side of our bed so she is level with us. She is able to fall asleep if I lay down next to her and she can touch my face. I sing to her and hold her hand and she does go down eventually. Sometimes it takes minutes, sometimes more like half an hour!

Sobeitjedi-I haven't much wisdom, but dd2 is similar. Usually she will go down if she goes into deep sleep. She's poorly at the moment and not hitting deep sleep, or as I lie her down she coughs and wakes up. I think you're doing the best thing really, the bedside cot seems sensible. Do you mind co sleeping? If not then my mantra is "it's not a problem if it's not a problem".

He never took to swaddling really, even as a newborn.

I guess I'll just keep at it then.

Me too - 16 weeks old and feeds all evening but wakes if i put her down. It'll pass!

It will pass but I coped with this by co-sleeping. And at lunch time nap I would go to bed as well! Once in a deep sleep either I could sneak out or join in the nap!
I should add that I have 3 ds' and I never had a problem transitioning them to sleeping in their own beds at 6 months.
It's not for everyone but worked for me!!