Tips on Moses Basket, Swaddling, Wriggly Baby

[NLW91]

Just that really, my one month old is so wriggly. He writhes and wriggles in his Moses basket so much it wakes him up. I swaddle him after a feed but it wakes him up. When do I need to do this? How do I get him to settle more? He just loves being on my chest. Is a Moses basket not the way forward?

You could try waiting until he is in a deep sleep, time consuming but it should work. That light sleep (eyes moving, smiling etc) can last up to 20 mins. If he awakes while you swaddle him I would swaddle then lull back to sleep with holding or walking, rocking. My baby is 2 months and shes wriggles too unless shes being touched so I think its a case of them being unsettled from being away from mama, you could try warming where you place his head so its like hes in the warmth of your arms, could fool him!

I understand your situation is probably completely different but at your stage I gave up on trying to get mine to sleep alone during the day because it obviously unsettles her and I learnt about the 4th trimester and how babies just crave the safety of their mother. I don't blame them being hesitant about sleeping in a big cold open space when everything is still so new. I just caved in and gave up the housework pretty much, sat back, relax all day in bed letting DD sleep on me. But I understand some people actually have lives unlike me!!

Or swaddle him at the start of the feed?

Try a Velcro swaddle suit if you're using blankets. Don't swaddle during feeding, babies can overheat that way

Sorry posted too soon. Lay out swaddle suit. Feed, place baby in and the pick up again and rock/sssh until he falls back asleep. Wait 5 mins and place in Moses basket. If he stirs as you put him down keep sssshing.

Maybe he doesn't like being swaddled? My DD didn't, she liked to be free!

Hold until in a very deep sleep (you’ll learn the signs!) then lay down into swaddle suit, zip up quickly, pick baby back up, hold until you are sure they are still asleep, then carefully place into basket.

We had to do that for the first 4 months until she could self settle. Then we ditched the swaddle suits and moved to sleeping bags. My baby hated being swaddled but needed it or she would wake herself up with a strong moro reflex. By 4 months the reflex had mostly gone.