Newborn only sleeps in my arms

[Clementine04]

We have 10 day old baby and she only sleeps in my arms or on top of me. Every time we try and put her down in her Moses basket or next to us, she wakes up almost immediately. We tried putting her down when in deep sleep but that also doesn’t work. Anyone had an experience of this and found a way of overcoming this? Or perhaps it’s quite natural and will settle by itself in time? I am keen not to establish bad habits but also want to allow my baby to find her own rhythm . Many thanks

It’s totally normal. google the 4th trimester. She doesnt even know she’s separate to you at the moment and wants to be close to you, your smell, your heartbeat/milk source,
Congratulations, it is hard going but you won’t create bad habits by cuddling her all day, you really won’t x

If you feel like you are tied to sitting down, perhaps try her in a stretchy sling so you have your hands free

Completely normal. She's still brand new and is used to being all snuggly, bundled up inside you. The outside world must be a bit of a shock to her system. She just wants to be close to what she knows, you ❤️ stick with or see if you can sleep on stints with your partner while one holds her. And reading up on the 'fourth trimester' is well worth it

You are right, it's completely and utterly normal :) don't worry about bad habits this early on, just enjoy her. She is so brand new and will want to be warm and snuggled with you as much as possible. Cherish those squishy snuggles, they grow way way too quickly.

Things that can help the transition to her Moses basket could be to warm it before you pop her down, swaddling, white noise or something that smells of you nearby, keeping your hand on her chest or tummy until she resettles.

Thank you so much everyone for your responses, they are all very reassuring and really support my intuition about just going with the flow and the joy of the closeness. And yes, will read up on the 4th trimester as this seems to make sense!