Won't sleep unless being held..

[Charmian]

Hi
Our baby Sophia is 4 days old. She is breastfeeding really well but she won't sleep in her moses basket. She just cries and cries, even if we swadle her. However if we hold her she falls asleep easily. Husband and me not getting much sleep at all.
Any suggestions?
She is feeding every 2.5 hours approx.
Thanks! Charmian

Sorry to go against advice given too but, for me, a dummy has not affected BF my LO.
I introduced it at about a month though, I put it off as long as I felt I could and, if you can manage without I would say that is the best. I hate to see DD with the dummy but she really needed it when I gave it to her. It was either me or my pinky and it could not continue that way!
I do think I ought to try to get her off it and 'someday' I will.

Anyway, yeah for you Charmain, sounds like it was a good night.

charmian,,, congratulations,
advice here is tip top,,BUT GET OFF MN NOW, and get some proppa rest. you only gave birth 5 days ago

Thanks pansypants. Actually I am lying on sofa breastfeeding and this is my husband writing for me - I am dictating what I want him to write.

Thanks all (David) Charmian

lol, love the thought of a female dictator... hello mr. charmian congrats too you lucky man!!!

What an excellent family arrangement!

NineUnlikelyTales - Feel free to disagree, no harnm done.

As I have to disagree with you now: DD had dummies from very early on, as nothing else would soothe her and sticking her on my boobs 24/7 was not an option because I was working (although bringing her to the office with me, thanks to the nicest boss in the world). I breastfed her for six months and she was the chubbiest little ball of happiness. Can't say dummies hurt at all.

Ah well that's me corrected then! I am a failed BF so don't pay any attention to me, I was just repeating what I heard from the MW/HV etc

NUTs - Research has also found that babies who use dummies regularly appear to be less at risk from SIDS.

my mw tried to give me the 'dummy' talk too, but ds1 just would not stop sucking so went with one, and very happily bf for months after.

i've got one for Joe already cos he's even worse, but even having it since day 2 we're now on day 5 and bf is going well

but then this time, mw has only seen me once since the birth and won't see me again til thursday so i haven't had any lectures!

Really VVV? That's interesting. I'm surprised I hadn't heard it before, because I am a bit over-paranoid about SIDS as I had a cousin who died of it. I wish I'd known before, then I wouldn't have gone through such agonies giving one to DS when I was trying to BF and thinking it was ruining everything.

Hi All

Charmian here again. I know I am not supposed to, but I put Sophia down on her front in her basket and both times she has continued sleeping after falling asleep in my arms. Put her on her back, and she willnot sleep unless in my arms.

I know higher risk of SIDS but has anyone else done this? All people of my age were always put down on her front.....but then more research has been done now..

Anyone?
Charmian

no never on the front go on give her a cuddle , you know you want to

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Charmian the lives of thousands of babies have been saved by putting to sleep on their backs. Sleeping on their fronts is a risk for SIDS.

But almost everything has a risk and you just have to weigh up the risks/benefits of practically everything you do.

Personally I would not put my DS to sleep on his tummy alone (he used to sleep on my chest like that but apparently that is not the same as my breathing regulated his). Sophia is just a few days old...keep holding her and don't worry about creating bad habits. In a very short time you will be able to put her down.

These first few days/weeks are very hard but it does get easier, honest!

if she will sleep on her side do that and sort of roll a blanket under her to stop her rolling on her front. they did this with ds when he was in hospital at 5 weeks old cos he wouldn't settle.