DS sleeping

[GeekGirl751]

My 9 week old DS will not sleep in his Moses basket or his cot; on a night we are co-sleeping which is fine but I'd much prefer it if he would sleep in his own basket or cot so that myself and DH can be comfy! He is EBF and feeds every 1-3 hours during the night; once he has finished his feed he goes to sleep on my chest before I move him. He will only sleep with my arm wrapped around him, his head on my arm and on his side. I know he should be sleeping on his back but if I put him down like that he just cries and doesn't settle. During the day, he falls asleep on me but the second I try to put him down he wakes up. He has a swing that occasionally I can put him in during the day whilst awake and he nods off but if you were to stop the swing he wakes up again. I've tried putting him in his Moses basket and cot during the day to try to get him used to them but I've had no luck; sometimes he will lay there for 5 minutes before crying and others he cries as soon as he is put down. I've also tried moving him into the cot or Moses basket once he's fallen asleep on me but he just wakes up again within 5 minutes. Can anyone offer any advice or tips on how to improve the current sleeping situation? With my DH being at work all day I struggle to get anything done!

I don't have any tips, but this sounds exactly like how my DD was. I stopped breastfeeding at 7 weeks and then she changed and was like completely different baby. The pain was unbearable for me and I went to many places for help but nothing worked.
When I breast fed I had to sleep with her on my chest with my body and arms propped up so she wouldn't fall off, she wouldn't sleep anywhere else. During the day I couldn't do anything, I remember most days being stuck on the sofa for 5 hours unable to move because she just wanted to be fed and cuddled constantly. If i put her down she would cry within 5 mins. People told me the phase would pass, and she would become better at sleeping alone but I couldn't go through with it anymore unfortunately. So i hope it gets better for you as they say it will, my DD still feeds every 2 hours even on formula, but she will sit in her chair and play with her toys now so I have a bit of freedom. I feel for you, it's tough!

My DS has to sleep on our chest for the first week or so and then we managed to get him to sleep on the bed but he will only sleep in my arm now! I've thought about stopping breastfeeding so many times but then part of me thinks what if formula doesn't change him as I think bottle feeding would be more work during the night etc. I've resorted to purchasing a sling now so I can actually move about the house easily during the day and I have everything crossed that it will get easier soon!

They're all different OP, so what works for one might not for another. My first was like this and in all honesty, never used the noses basket after the first few weeks and really never cracked napping in the cot. BUT he was sleeping through in his own cot by 15 months and has done ever since, he's 3. He also slept on his side, he was breech and his legs were tucked up so he just rolled onto his side and that's how he slept. If your ds likes being cuddled like you say I would strongly recommend buying a sleepyhead. I had one for ds2 and honestly it was a total game changer! They feel cocooned in it, much like when you are cuddling them. It's brilliant.

Oh and 're the bf..... ds2 had a bottle of formula at bedtime from about 4 months. Made absolutely no difference to his sleep at all. It was nice that someone else could feed him though.

A friend suggested putting a rolled up towel around the edge of his Moses basket which we did but unfortunately it made no difference; I'm not sure if that would be similar to using a sleepyhead?

I express milk too so I do get a bit of a break every now and then with regards to feeding. I'm just hoping that when he moves onto solids he is fuller for longer so that he will hopefully start to sleep for longer too!