To nap on mummy or in the Pram.

[Salahvie]

I've been trying to get my 8 week old DS to have some of his naps in the pram or Moses basket instead of on me or in sling. I've tried swaddling hi and he sometimes lasts half an hour but wakes up very cross as he's still tired and I then have to get him back to sleep and he has the rest if his nap on me anyway. I'm not sure whether to persevere with putting him down in pram in the hope that he'll last longer or just go with the easier option of letting him nap on me. It means I end up stuck on the sofa but at least I can have a read or watch a film. Any suggestions or opinions welcome.

I did a mixture of both, sometimes when my lo yawned I would take him straight up to his bed and let him fall asleep there. He got used to it within days, never cried just lay awake for a little while.
If he woke early I would let him nap on me or if I fancied watching a film I would bf him then when he fell asleep cuddle him all afternoon. Best time of my life up until then, those first few months!

I have only just started putting my DD in her cot for naps (21 weeks) and enjoyed all of those sleepy cuddles that we had together! :)

I do enjoy the sleepy cuddles especially now DS will spend some time in bouncy chair or lying on his back kicking his legs about when he's awake. I don't feel he's on me constantly anymore. The main reason I'm trying to get him to nap alone is because I would like him to sleep at least some of the night in his Moses basket. I'm finding co-sleeping hard work as he's such a wriggler, also I'm getting backache and want to be able to stretch out in bed a bit.

Can you get one of those cots that goes on the side of your bed - so you co-sleep but get your own space? My DD would never go in her moses basket for naps or night time - we gave up in the end, but she too was really wriggly. If I had my time again I'd do that. Or put a mattress on the floor right by the bed.

I think your DS at 8 weeks is still so little - it's not surprising he wants to sleep on you having spent the previous 9 months attached to you. I spent the first year of my DD's life feeling I was doing something wrong because my daughter refused to sleep alone. I wish I'd just relaxed a little and enjoyed the cuddles. I did some research on co-sleeping and sleep habits around the world - it's really enlightening. Here's my blog post on it if you care to take a look.
mydaughterwontsleep.com/2014/07/30/how-children-in-buenos-aires-go-to-bed-late/
good luck!