Co sleeping and feeling guilty.

[NurseRosie]

My little man is 9 days old and was over 3 weeks early. We struggled with feeding initially but bf well now. He has not settled at night and despite having a co sleeping crib (next to me) I have him in bed with me. If I try to put him down he screams so I pick up and sooth him, normally with a feed and he falls asleep.if I then put him down he screams and the cycle starts again.
At the end of my tether I have reluctantly started co sleeping and hubby is in the spare room.
I feel so guilty and don't want this to be the normal for us. Baby is so clingy to me at night. I don't know what to do to get him into his own crib. Should I just roll with it for now? Any advice welcome.

Has anyone tried swaddling? My Mum came to visit today and swaddled baby and he's been down in his Moses basket for about an hour and a half.

I did this for the first 3 months (planned to from day 1), very safely and I loved the time. Night times were stress free and partner happy as he wasn't getting woken by baby. Win win!

Don't feel guilty for co sleeping. It's perfectly natural for baby to want to be next to you and co sleeping is very safe when done correctly. I bought a big fluffy dressing gown so I didn't have to worry about duvets. My dd spent every night in with me for the first 8 months and then she moved happily into her cot. Don't listen to any stories about creating a rod for your own back. I see a PP has already suggested reading up on the fourth trimester. I bought into that as it makes so much sense. Relax and enjoy your little one.

I swaddled from birth and had a sleepyhead. DS slept in his big cot from night one and has never slept in with us. He is perfectly happy and well adjusted.