6 weeks old baby will only nap in my arms day time . Please help with advise

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Hello all mums ! My dd 2 is 6 weeks old abs from 2 weeks old she will only nap in my arms or in the sling. Every time I put her to sleep somewhere else she will be wide awake within 10-15 min . We have a swing , mamaroo and a bouncer but neither works . In my arms she will sleep for solid 1.4-2h but that means I need to stay with her in one spot . I also have ds1 who Id currently does not get much of my time because Of the situation.Night time she sleeps in the sleepy head cacoon.
I don’t know what to do and I feel a little desperate at the moment. I’m after some advise . I understand that this is only a phase abs she will outgrow it but at the moment feels like this will last forever. Please share if your babies outgrow this stage abd by that age they were sleeping somewhere else than mummies arms .
Thank you all

It's totally normal. My newborn DS had the vast majority of his daytime naps in a stretchy sling til he was 4 months. I loved it, he loved it - comfy, no tears, hands free so I could look after my dd and get stuff done!
So my advice would be get a stretchy wrap or go to a sling meet near you if there is one to find a sling that works for you. I carried my son frequently til he was about 3 and he is still such a cuddly child!

Sorry I’m no help whatsoever my little boy would only sleep being held for 10 months, I tried everything and he hated them all!
I’m really hoping dc2 due in 4 wks will be different!

Mine wouldn't even go as far as laying down on the crib.......

Slings are your friends! Just embrace your new life but honestly you should still try to put them down in the crib if they go and when they wake up (after 10min) take a deep breath and pick them up. "Keep calm and carry on" kind of thing

My ds1 was almost the same but only until around 6 weeks mark . They he would nap in the bouncer abs he absolutely loved it . This little lady does not want to know about anything else except my arms. She also hates her buggy abs her car seat 😫! I guess our opinion for the moment is a sling . Abs I really really hope she will outgrow this stage very soon

Shame she doesn't like the buggy.... it's also a good option to cart the baby around in the kitchen or something

My 6 week old is the same, sling during the day and moses basket at night. I just give up and pop her in a sling and crack on with jobs around the house ect with her in it. Like pp says mine is a stretchy wrap so i can do pretty much anything with her having a nap in it

@grey12

Shame she doesn't like the buggy.... it's also a good option to cart the baby around in the kitchen or something

How big is your kitchen that you can “cart the baby around” in a buggy in it?! I can barely fit my buggy in my kitchen and definitely couldn’t do an about turn OP my DD2 is 7 months and still contact naps, in the sling. I’d rather she gets a good nap and wakes up happy than trying to put her down, her waking up after ten mins and being fractious. With her in the sling I have hands free to do a few jobs like put a wash on, do dishes and make lunch.

Hi my little girl is pretty much the same at 15 weeks! Even at night she won't stay in the crib for long, but she won't be this small forever so I just take it as it comes.

Not sure if you were aware but the sleepyhead isn't recommended for sleeping unsupervised and the cot should be free of any items that's not the blanket or sleep sack, you can find info on the lullaby trust, just remember you're doing a good job. It won't be like this forever X

Are you sure she doesn't have wind or something? So when you lie her down she's not uncomfortable?

Don't let your child sleep in a sleepyhead please. They're a massive SIDS risk. Have a read of the Lullaby Trust website and their guides on safe sleeping.

I won't say how long mine did this as it might panic you, but the best thing I did was just accept it. If you fight it and try other things it becomes very stressful. Best thing I did was embrace it, set up quiet activities with the toddler and make it a special time. Art and craft, story time, puppets and playing, small world stuff, duplo, sometimes family naptime or a movie. It depends on the age of your first and their interest but you can even set it up so your laying in bed, the key is being prepared. Pinterest can help with activities. Keeping things aside just for during naps helps, especially as the new baby will become more aware of noise and might need to be in a bedroom and away from distraction if they don't outgrow this in the next 6 weeks or so.

I have twins (and 3 year old) so I really have no choice but to put them down. I use dummies, white noise and at that stage Moses baskets.

One of them was a lot like you describe but it was due to a CMPA so we switched his milk (prescription) and he goes down fine now. Also reflux could be an issue so make sure you keep her upright after feeds.

If none of that works, embrace the sling! I’m a bit jealous that I can’t do that with my two.

Oooh did not knew that the sleepyhead is not safe for babies to sleep !
Our ds1 had a silent reflux abs was orrery much the same like her when was a baby ! Ds1 outgrow it by 12 weeks so after that he was really really good at sleeping ( pretty much everywhere) 😫!
I think she got a reflux aswell. She is very windy on top of that abs we just switched her formula for comfort one . I really hope dd2 will outgrow this stage and will be better . Sorry I sound I bit desperate now but this purely because she hates everything at the moment. Crying in the car seat , will not go in the buggy . I only went out few times since she was born and this was a real challenge to be honest .

I’m already using the babybjorn for newborn sling to carry her around the house abs that helps a lot with housework abs cooking 😅

It’s very normal but things I tried that helped a bit:

• just accepting they would only sleep in the sling for the first 3 months. At least with a sling your can get other stuff done
• then training them to sleep in the pram - a maclaren type one seemed better. Basically rock the pram to get them to sleep and keep rocking for 20 minutes to get over the cat nap phase, then they would sleep longer. Jiggle again every 20 minutes to help them link to the next sleep cycle.
• white noise for all naps and sleep

@CallMeRisley I have a small kitchen put it does fit a pushchair tucked to one side

Yes sorry, my DS would only nap in my arms until he was about 4/5 months - and then he would consent to napping in the pram too.
Can your car seat attach to the pram? My DS seemed to prefer being walked in that rather than the carrycot bit.
It didn’t help a huge amount because once he was asleep I couldn’t come home because he would wake up - but at least I could get a bit of exercise