6 week old can't sleep away from me

[tek78]

Can anyone help as I need to help my baby sleep away from me. She always wants to sleep on me which is driving me crazy. I'd like to try the crying down method so I put her in her cot and leave her to cry for a bit then come back, comfort her, etc until she learns to sleep by heself. Anyone got any tips/advice?

Why is it driving you crazy? She probably is soothed by being with her mummy, after all she's only been in this world for 6 weeks! can't you let her fall asleep on you and then put her in her moses? I would have thought she was too young to leave to cry?

Things to try if you haven't already:

• swaddle
• put something that smells of you in her cot
• rub her tummy and sshh her until she's settled
• feed her and put her down asleep (and hope she stays asleep!)

She is still so little, she probably just wants your warmth and the security of being cuddled. She'll grow in independence naturally as she gets bigger, but if you do want to try encouraging her to sleep alone - even if just for an hour or two at night so you can get some unencumbered kip - then some of the above might help.

That's because she's only 6 weeks old! Just go with the flow and dont try and train her at this young age - it gets better.

try cradling her in crook of your arm and sleeping on that side,with both your arms round her, my DD did that for months -i hadnt realised they could sleep on your chest then its pretty uncomfy but at least we slept

I second putting something that smells of you in the cot, Ive got a 6 week old and he would only sleep on me but Ive put my dressing gown in his moses basket and he sleeps in there beautifully :)

my wee one wouldn't sleep anywhere but on me or dh or inbetween us in the bed until we bought an amby hammock, miracle bed in my opinion. He now sleeps in it all night apart from feeds. Most baby beds are just not that comfy to sleep on

op I understand completely. My only just 7 wk old is sleeping on me as we speak. I tend to just put him in his basket when he out for the count. I did used to put a hot water bottle in the basket to warm it slightly first. Obv. be careful etc. But that seemed to help him stay put. It is hard esp. when you think its safe to put them down then their little bright eyes pop open the minute you do. But as others have said when you think how small they are, puts into perspective. I just sing this too shall pass amazing what sleep deprivation does.

This too shall pass is worth repeating a lot :)

My little one is 7 weeks old and doesn't sleep well on his own. I think they're far too young for controlled crying (they wouldn't understand it yet) but what I am trying to do is put him down drowsy but still awake and have him go to sleep that way. It's only worked a handful of times but it's still progress :)

I'm with you fortunatehamster am going to cont. to put him down when drowsy when I can. Do you always put him down upstairs or does he nap downstairs with you?( hope you dont mind me asking- am looking for advice) I am wondering whether to start putting him to sleep upstairs each time or start putting him in his rocker chair- kind of what i bought it for. sigh I wish I knew what to do for the best. I desperately dont want to make a rod for my own back but want him to be happy and asleep.

For naps I just try the moses basket we've got set up in the living room.

However.

Yesterday I was feeling all smug because I got him to nap twice. Once put him down in the moses basket and he smiled at me sleepily and drifted off. Second time was after a long walk - he woke for a moment on the return and then went back to sleep.

But then it took us until half eleven to get him to bed and now this morning he's refusing to go to sleep, but if I hold him he just wants milk! Mind you, he's being quiet now...

Have to remind myself that whilst progress is slow, nothing can stop them ageing every day :D

It will get better.

This is all really useful, even if to know others are going through the same dilemas as me! My DD is just 7 weeks and she now sleeps in her cotbed in our room. At night she sleeps well and goes down on her own at around 7/7.30 every night. She generally stays in her bed all night. However, during the day she is having real trouble sleeping now. She has got into the habit of having short naps and being held (while her grandparents were here from Oz for a month they wanted to rock her to sleep all the time). She seems to get wind that wakes her up and I am slightly worried that she is not getting any good quality sleep during the day. I am trying the putting her down just before she gets tired and strocking her till she drifts off, but the wind keeps waking her up and then she won't go back down.

I'm gonna try the amby nest - sounds great. Will try anything right now as never get a minute alone at the mo and it's driving me insane.