How to get 6 week old to sleep in moses basket

[francesrivis]

Hello, my dd2 is 6 weeks old and over the past week has stopped sleeping in her moses basket during the day. If I put her down awake she lies there for a while and eventually starts to cry; if I get her to sleep by rocking, bfing etc and then put her down she wakes up after a few minutes. The result is that she is exhausted and crying a lot of the time. I had the same problem with my dd1 and ended up carrying her in a sling for hours - this led to back pain and exhaustion and I think contributed to my PND. I have PND again this time and am desperate to find a solution to this problem. I have tried shushing and patting her in the basket today, but no success. Would be really grateful for any ideas. TIA

Swaddle. Tightly.

Feed to sleep then gently put down.

Worked for me, and DS2 was a NIGHTMARE before

I had this with my dd and I found using a dummy fixed it straight away. Not sure if you're pro or anti them. Have you tried one?

I'm not sure myself if pro or anti! Dd1 never took to one and I was glad eventually as she started to suck her fingers which seems preferable. I did try a dummy with dd2 today and she seemed to enjoy sucking it but did not go to sleep. Perhaps I'll try it again though. Jojay - I'm already doing this, but find she wakes up after a few minutes. Has anyone else tried the shushing and patting, and how long did it take to work?

i had this prob too. Used to bf to sleep, half swaddled, finish swaddling put her into moses basket gently (having first put a warmed wheat pillow in moses basket to warm it up on top of a snuggly fleecy blanket) then put DD into basket (removed wheat pillow!!)
sometimes use to put a muslin square up my top and put it next to DD so it smelled of me

What sling did you have last time. Something like a tomy sling is going to cause you back pain. They are not supportive at all. Instead try a an ergo, wrap or a mei tai.

Yes I did the shush patting but only to get DD to sleep at night not for naps in day. During day I gave up with moses basket and took her out in pram which got her off quickly. shush pat worked, took some effort and time though!

I think the sling I used last time was called maya wrap.

DS stopped sleeping in his moses basket at about 5 weeks. he hated being swaddled and would move his arms around and bangs the sides. we just stopped using it and put him in his cot. or if he fell asleep in the pushchair left him in it.

Our HV suggested warming the sheet up by putting it on the radiator first. Also putting tops you've been wearing, tightly rolled up on each side of the basket. Apparently the warmth and the snug fit and the smell of you all help settle the baby as it's as if they're still being held- worked a treat for all 3 of my babies!

Ah the maya is a stretchy wrap. You need a woven wrap.

put baby down awake and in cot? mine have been out of moses basket by this stage i think and we always put down awake. White noise from radio helped too.

My 11 week DS would not sleep in the moses basket during the day, have tried loads of different things, and have now settled on putting him in his car seat. I do school runs etc so is spending time in there, but if indoors I still put him in it and he is starting to quite like it.

In first few weeks I used to put DD3 in her car seat in front of the dryer and washing machine and the white noise would zonk her out!

roll up a towel and place in moses basket at the bottom in a u shape. lay the baby in the middle of the u shape.

if you are feeding her to sleep make sure you hold her in a blanket so that hen you put her down she doesn't notice the chnage in temp on her back.

ds was like this and i ended up holding him all the time. my mum said something along the lines of 'if you persevere, he'll get it in the end' which was incredibly annoying at the time but quite true.

hope you start to feel better soon x

Thanks for all the ideas - feeling a bit brighter today and will try some of these