help - 6w DS and in need of sleep!

[grainmum]

DS is 6 weeks. His sleep has been variable but some nights are really bad with very long times (up to 4 hours) and a variety of tricks to settle him. Today I decided that he may be overtired and I'd do whatever was needed so he'd sleep. Problem is that I also need sleep - if I fall asleep overnight while he's feeding, he falls off doesn't get a proper feed therefore doesn't go back to sleep well. And today I just can't get him to sleep in his Moses basket which I need to do if I am going to have a nap. I've tried settling him to sleep then trying to move him, sgh-pat, and putting him in the basket when sleepy but nothing is working. Any suggestions?

Currently holding him asleep in the rocking chair, occasionally nodding off and dropping my phone!

Can you co-sleep? It was the only thing that kept me alive with ds2.

By co-sleep do you mean in same bed? I don't think that's for us - my OH job means he's very aware of risks of cot death, although I'm aware of the steps you can take to maximise safety. What I really want is to be able to settle DS in his Moses basket without setting up any sleep props that are going to cause problems later...

For instance just now I realised he was tired and tried to settle him but failed, so fed him to sleep. He'll never say no to the breast so I'm worried about over-feeding him and causing tummy discomfort.

Dummy? He could be comfort sucking. Dd1 did this I couldn't put her down she literally tried to feed constantly. I switched to ff but a dummy helped enormously from about three weeks of age

You won't overfeed him, don't worry. He's still very small so good to help you establish a strong milk supply. Yes, co-sleeping is having your baby in bed with you and there's lots of advice on how to do it safely if you don't have the risk factors, eg you/dp don't smoke, don't drink much. It's probably safer than dripping off in a ricking chair, tbh.
If you're worried about co-sleeping at night, how about feeding lying on your bed in the day and allowing yourself to sleep when he drops off? Your washing/cleaning/cooking can always wait.