Baby not sleeping

[London7]

Hi, my 3-week-old baby sleep soundly when I have her on my lap or chest. However, every time I try to put her to her Moses basket she wakes up after couple of minutes when she realizes she is not with me anymore. feel absolutely exhausted...how do I help my baby sleep by herself?

hmm i can relate to this. didn't have this problem with no1 but did with no 2. This is probably not the right thing to say but in the end to get sleep myself I let her sleep on me or beside me. Once she started sleeping longer I found I could get her to sleep by herself. Try using a muslin which has your smell on it and give it to her to snuggle, its amazing what a little comfort can do. Hope this helps, sleep tight xx

Firstly.. make sure you are sleeping during the day. When she sleeps, you sleep. Babies are amazing. They can sleep in the day apart from you (sometimes) but not at night.

Secondly.. swaddle her tightly. Make sure that the blanket/sheet that you put her on to is warm. So sit on it, wrap it around you etc and let it get your warmth and smell.

Thirdly.. this phase doesn't last that long. It is hard for babies to be apart from us because they spent 9 months being completely attached to us 24/7 so this is new for her.

Don't make her sleep in darkened, silent rooms in the day. Keep it light with normal sounds so that as she grows she recognises day and night and also then she'll be able to sleep anywhere.

At 3 weeks she may well be going through a growth spurt and need feeding more often as well.

Try not to despair but the best thing that you can do is sleep during the day. That way you'll cope with the nights which are simply the day in the dark.

(ah yes... I love co-sleeping)

my baby waslot like this too and i know not supposed to do but i put baby on front she slept soundly afterthat,
also try ust putting babs in the moses for coupletmes in the dayso get used to it, i did this with my dd and she findly got usd to it, you could also wrapp her up tight on her back if she likes that,

MarsLady makes some very important points - sleep in the day when your baby sleeps and I completely agree with the don't let her sleep in a darkened room in the day time bit. Very good advice. (Are you breastfeeding?)

yer if she s frightened that is but i turn thelight out for the baby and she is aslep in seconds and shes not bothered by it as been lke that sine she was few weeks old. i just had such hard bed times with ds i wanted to get her used to it, i kep to her routine and i do go get her if she cries n comfort her