Newborn won't sleep in his crib

[Rhia2407]

I gave birth on Sunday to a beautiful baby boy and all is well, apart from his sleep. At the moment the only way he will sleep in on myself or my husband, or in his vibrating bouncer. I can't seem to get him to sleep in his crib, especially on his back.
Any advice would be welcomed x

It’s completely normal I’m afraid! Have you read about the 4th trimester? My 8 monther refused to sleep anywhere that wasn’t me for the first couple of months. I investigated safe co sleeping and went with that just to make sure I got some sleep.

This is quite normal unfortunately. I found that a hot water bottle on the sheet helped. Meant he didn’t realise I’d put him down. It tends to improve as they get older, but I did a lot of cosleeping with both my boys. I didn’t want to do it, but after a while I realised it was safer to plan to do it than do it accidentally. So I slept with the duvet down around my waist, pillows well away from baby and sort of curled myself around baby. I was worried I’d squash them, but mums seem to have an instinct and I didn’t move a muscle.

I had a next to me crib and my baby wouldn’t settle in it at first. I tried swaddling him which worked really well and I slept with a hand resting on his tummy for the first two nights, after that he was fine.

No advise, just as the others have said- perfectly normal!

Oh, and I tucked his crib sheet in the front of my top for an hour or so before I put it on his mattress so that it smelt of me/milk.

Perfectly normal I'm afraid but we just kept trying and after a week or so all 3 slept happily in the crib. Still the odd occasion my youngest wants to cuddle to sleep but most of the time is fine.

Defo read up on the 4th trimester - it helped me relax a bit more for the first 3 months. Baby has been snuggled up like a ball, all warm and safe inside you for 9 months, the crib feels cold, and spacious and he can't hear your heartbeat when he's not on you.
Give it time, but for now just let him enjoy the comfort of you.
We found swaddling helped as it kept them cocooned.
White noise can help, you can download apps with different sounds.
My little ones also like the Fisher Price Sea horse - but I don't think we introduced it for a few more weeks!

My 7 week old absolutely hated the next to me crib. We had two weeks of pure hell and tried everything. In the end by week three I broke down and slept down stairs with her in the pram bassinet. She did a couple of hours at a time for five days before I returned to the bedroom but brought the bassinet up as well. I put the next to me crib on a slight incline as she had silent reflux which seemed to help.

Was working well until this last week she's gone all to pot again and hates being put down even if things are on a slight incline.

Also tried co sleeping but I couldn't relax. As everyone has said it's completely normal unfortunately

Sounds like your baby has his head screwed on. Enjoy the snuggles, it will change and congratulations.