2.5 month old baby sleeps only on my chest

[kmommy]

Hello mommies,

please save me. our baby boy likes sleep only if its on my or DH's chest. night time has just started to improve. but day naps are strictly only on the chest. So i basically cannot get anything done.

earlier even nights were the same. But tucking his blanket under the moses basket [if only we knew :( ] has helped. now he sleeps 4-5 hours in the basket at night. but he still hates the idea of taking a day nap in the moses or chicco next to me.

please share your experience.

Same with both mine. Google the fourth trimester.

It's so frustrating but it doesn't last forever.

I can't remember when mine improved but the more they slept at night alone the more used to being alone in the day I found.

It seems like forever at the moment but they're only tiny for a short time. As pp said, google fourth trimester.

Buy a sling and carry him around, he'll fall asleep in there and you can gently put him down next to you in bed and grab some zzzz!

I co-slept with both of mine, it was a good solution at the time.

A fabric sling was a life saver for me! And I still got all the cuddles

DD was like this, you need to either settle down and catch up with Netflix or get a sling, it won't last forever.

thank you so much all, wow i didnt know about the fourth trimester. just read about it, very eye opening but totally makes sense.

nhs freaked us so much about co sleeping that we didnt try it inititally and now the baby doesnt find it pleasant. any tips on introducing the baby to cosleeping?

i got a baby bjorn for outside and he loves it. shud have got a sling. i know its hard to predict but does the 'hold me while i sleep' phase continues post the 3rd month. baby turns 3 month old in ten days. dont mind spending but live in a flat so space conscious. i'll be grateful for the indication.

once again thankyou @MattLeBlancVest @shackup @moody123 @namechangemum100

My only naps on the chest baby started to nap independently at 5 months, although it may have been sooner but I didn't actually try until then and she was fine.

day naps are strictly only on the chest. So i basically cannot get anything done.

Mine slept on me for 6 months. Now at 20 months she hates sleeping on me (still sleeps next to me though). It feels like she was a newborn 2 weeks ago - it goes so fast, everything in your house can wait. Get a fresh cuppa, a nice pack of biccies and watch a good boxset.

My dd is 9 and a half months and we’ve just started to get her to have naps in her cot instead of on us, albeit with a lot of screaming pre nap and as soon as she wakes up. Tbh I quite like the sleeping on me naps these days as when she’s awake she doesn’t want to stay still long enough for me to get a cuddle off her!

thank you soooo much Mommies. I now realise ours is not the only baby who sleeps on us. Your experiences and positive outlook has made me super positive as well!! I hear you and will stop cribbing and focus on enjoying this phase!!! would love your suggestions on a good light sling for home? Cant wait to get one now!!

Sending you all big love and huge thanks!!! Grateful

My second baby loved sleeping on my chest. I'm really glad she was my second because had she been my first I might have worried about it!

As she was my second I was much more chilled out and just enjoyed the snuggles.

She'll soon grow out of it - enjoy it while it lasts!

Also - get yourself a decent sling. Baby Bjorns are a popular make, but they're not actually that well designed.

I had one because a friend gave one to me. My first baby was large and it started being a strain on my back and shoulders. I then discovered stretchy wraps and Ergo baby slings. Soooo much more comfortable! And, better for your baby's development.

Is there a sling section on here? I forget, but if you start a thread about slings you should get soen good advice.

Or - google "sling library" and your area.

My local sling library is a meet up in a cafe run by a lovely women. You can go on, try out a few slings and hire one if you like and she can advise on how to wear them properly. People often do hire a couple to work out which one suits them best before buying. And it's a nice way to meet people.

All of mine did. I kinda miss it now, it was lovely even though I was so tired. My threenager still pops in halfway through the night though 🤣😍

Close caboo, DD practically lived in it and it was very comfortable.

My dd is nearly 9 weeks and I had the same thing. It was worse at night, I've started to warm her Moses with a hot water bottle (not as hot as I would make up for myself). When she gets drowsy I move her into the warm basket and have found she sleeps more soundly. Hope you find what works for you 😊

I highly recommend the ergobaby 360 but everyone takes to slings differently - definitely look up sling libraries near you or if you have a John Lewis they let you try slings on before you buy 🙂

I held DS for every nap untill 5 months, unless he was in the sling. He practically lived in his close Caboo. Don’t know how I’d have managed without it. Needing to be close to someone to nap is normal newborn behaviour. DS abruptly stopped it at 5 months and now at 16 months wont ever entertain even sleeping in our bed. Like others have said. Get a comfy spot, snacks, Netflix/boxset/book and enjoy the baby snuggles. They go by so quickly. Now at 16 months on the odd occasions DS falls asleep nursing I like to snuggle a bit before putting him in bed 😂😍

you're awesome ladies. thanks so much. i am much more relaxed now. big love to all of you

What lovely update. How are you doing eith sling info?

I think I read somewhere it's national sling week or something this week.

Both mine have been the same. It is exhausting. My lo is three moths this week and took his first ever nap in the pram today. We have a sleepyhead at night which is a godsend and use an amazing sling called to mamaruga. It’s been a game changer for me. I just pop baby in there in the morning and have done since he was two weeks. He pretty much stays there until bedtime. It won’t last forever but getting a sling will help you with things like eating, basic cooking, basic house hold stuff. I felt like I could get some things done with it.