How do I get my 6 week old to sleep in her crib at night?!

[ArlyBaby]

Hi everyone! My 6 week old baby will only fall asleep after being nursed or held. When I try and transfer her to her own cot, she wakes up and cries immediately. I try to soothe her but it doesn't work, she gets more and more upset! Help!!! I've taken to letting her sleep in bed with me. When DH is away working this is fine, but there's not room for 3 of us to co-sleep safely. Any help and advice much appreciated!

Read up on the fourth trimester. Your baby should still be inside you really, so wants the conditions they had when they were. Cuddles are key.

Canyour partner not sleep elsewhere?

No advice unfortunately as it's completely normal. Exhausting but normal. As PP said it's referred to as the fourth trimester. It will pass but she's still very tiny and one of those things that you have to ride out for a little while.

Thanks guys! Even just being reassured it's normal helps! I'm just worrying that letting her sleep in the bed for now will make problems further down the line - but my instinct is telling me she's still too young and at the moment I think getting the sleep is the most important thing!
And it's obviously hard suggesting other half sleep in the other room to make it safer, I think he feels a bit ousted! But needs must at the moment I suppose :(

Another one agreeing with the above comments. Totally natural for baby to want to be close to you to feel secure. We co slept a lot in the early days. We had a next to me crib (not that he slept in it) on my side, then DS, me in the middle and then DP on the other side. Just a normal sized bed. There was enough room for everyone. Once you’ve done it a few times you relax a lot about it. If you’re really not comfortable with DH in the bed is there anywhere else he could sleep temporarily?

I think that whatever you do in the first 3 months is fine. After that is plenty of time to stsrt trying to settle her in the cot gently.

I'm just worrying that letting her sleep in the bed for now will make problems further down the line

That old chestnut, my dear, is utter bollocks. Please tell anyone sharing this gem with you that.

Thanks everyone! Feeling much better now :)