Help! Newborn won't sleep on her own

[Diglett567]

My baby is now two weeks and a day old, I'm really struggling to get her to sleep on her own. She only seems to settle well while being held. This isn't such a problem in the day because I can hold her/ put her in the sling. At night I'd like to put her down in the cot so I can get some sleep, it's totally killing me.
Does anyone have any experience with how long this phase lasts? If I continue to try putting her down will she eventually just get used to it or am I fighting a losing battle at only 2 weeks old? Any tips would be greatly appreciated.

Your baby has gone from being surrounded by warm and in a very small space to a sensory explosion being laid out flat to sleep. It's a massive adjustment. Different things help different babies. Mine did better in the moses basket, I guess more enclosed helped. Also a fleecy mattress cover under the sheet to reduce the colder, harder surface without any possibility of getting tangled. One liked swaddling for a week or two, but neither were really a fan. If you have a partner who can hold for a couple of hours while you sleep, that will help. Try whatever safe sleeping you can and remember it is brutal but passes.

I swaddled my boys at night - my theory was that being put down on the cool Moses basket mattress woke them up, but if they were all warm and swaddled, the blanket insulated them so they didn’t wake up.

It seemed to work for us.

Co sleeping was also a lifesaver for us. DD is four months now.

We tried swaddling which helped but it was too hot to swaddle when she was a few weeks old. White noise didn't help us but some swear by it.

DD won't nap unless co sleeping or being held. I'm confident she will grow out of it, but it is brutal when you get zero sleep!

Sorry OP but this is normal!

That whole 'put them down whilst they're still sleepy' blah blah blah is a load of nonsense

littleharissa its not nonsense for everyone. Every baby is different, its worth trying a few different things that could help, why wouldn't you

@Lazypuppy

Sorry, it was meant to be reassuring.

At such a young age it's highly unlikely that a young baby will be put down sleepy and go to sleep without contact

I was trying to reassure a new mum, sorry

Oh it’s tough, transfer when your baby is in a deeper sleep (eg not as soon as she closes her eyes). Also give her a chance, don’t grab her at every noise, she may surprise you xxx

Mine used to settle with an item of my worn clothing in the cot. You need to put it in a place that’s close enough for baby to smell your scent but not increase sids risk.

Totally normal. My six week old is asleep in bed next to me and DP has moved to the spare room for the foreseeable.

Two weeks is just so little. Look up the fourth trimester and best of luck with all.

Thanks for all of your very helpful responses.
I waited until she had been asleep 20 minutes, then swaddled her and she went down in the Next To Me for 2.5 hours You guys are absolute life savers, I already feel like a new women after that chunk of sleep.

I had a swaddle blanket from Jojo which was really good. Only used it for about a month I think but was perfect for the newborn phase.