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Cuddle sleeping

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Natabel · 01/04/2019 14:14

Hi there. My little one has just turned 4 weeks old and ever since she was born she's slept on me or my husbands chest and that's how she sleeps on a night. We have to take it in turns on a night time to watch her while the other one naps. She absolutely hates being on her bag and can be in the deepest of sleeps but as soon as you put her on her back she wakes up. She didn't sleep in the basinette in hospital. She hates her moses basket and we bought her a crib that she also doesn't sleep in. I'm thoroughly enjoying the cuddles as she won't be this size for long but is this just a phase? Plenty of people said their little one slept the same way for X amount of time and the health visitor just said that babies don't sleep. We have a sleeping bag for her but she's not heavy enough for it yet. She's Co slept a few times with some success but hoping the sleeping bag will provide her with some security. Anyone else have or has had this issue?

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LauraHeart321 · 01/04/2019 21:19

We had this with our baby for the first two days being at home and had no idea what to do!! As soon as we lay her down she would instantly wake up and be so sad, it was awful. In the end we raised her moses basket a bit at one end so she wasn't totally flat on her back and she slept! Kept it raised for about two months and she seemed much happier :-)

BettyBoo246 · 01/04/2019 21:22

Maybe try a sleepyhead or snuz nest. My dd loved hers as she wouldn’t settle in crib when she was a newborn either

NanooCov · 01/04/2019 21:31

I had this with my second baby. Basically slept on me for months! He had mild reflux and just wouldn't sleep on his back. As soon as he was rolling I put him to sleep on his tummy and all was well.

Haz1516 · 02/04/2019 09:40

Have you tried Velcro swaddle wraps? They were a game changer for us.

absolutehush · 02/04/2019 09:58

I have a 9 days old who is very similar and is sleeping on me now....

We have had some success with the grosnug swaddle bags and she will sometimes go down in one of those.

I think it's just a phase - they're very tiny still but it's hard not to worry about setting yourself up for problems down the road!

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Natabel · 08/04/2019 22:55

Thank you for all your replies. The mattress in the moses basket was quite thin and the two nights she slept in there I'd put towels on the bottom. I've not tried raising the head of the crib yet. Not sure how far to raise it? She hates being swaddle and loves her arms being put, she's such a diva lol! I've heard about the sleepyhead but they are really expensive and knowing my luck I'd be wasting my money.

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whitehalleve · 08/04/2019 22:57

Sleepyhead solves this for us instantly.

SPR1107 · 08/04/2019 23:01

We've just come out of the special care unit in hospital and to make babies feel safe there, they raise the top half of the crib slightly, then round the bottom they roll a towel in to a U shape, and put another sheet over the top. The baby then lays with their bum and legs on the U shape, to make them feel secure.

Hard to explain. But essentially, you're making half a snuz pod, one that doesn't go all the way around their head, and the sheet over the top keeps it all in place

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Natabel · 10/04/2019 13:55

SPR1107 Yeh I know what you mean I used to work on neonates and we did all the time. I'm just a bit weary doing it at home because the babies are monitored on special care so you're alerted if there's something wrong. But I could give it a try when she has a nap during the day, thank you :)

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CIcooper · 12/04/2019 00:13

My baby is 6 weeks old and I have been having this exact problem since birth. Tried everything, raising the head of the mattress, snuz pod, rocking the basket, white noise. Literally everything but this baby just hates not being on us. Really hard to get a decent amount of sleep this and getting really over tired with it.

stucknoue · 12/04/2019 00:30

Dd1 was like this so I gave up and co slept and she was no problem, with dd2 we didn't even bother setting up the crib. There's people who frown upon it but at the time they said cosleeping reduces the chance of sids (as long as you don't drink alcohol not take drugs that make you sleepy)

AmandaNicole · 14/04/2019 11:10

My LO was exactly the same at first. We got a wedge pillow and put it under the Moses basket to raise his head up a bit (and did the U-shaped towel thing at his feet). Total game changer. After about 6 weeks he was then okay for us to take it out and just be flat on his back.

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TeddyIsaHe · 14/04/2019 11:12

Loud white noise with a heartbeat. There’s a 10 hour YouTube video which saved my sanity! It really soother dd and meant she would sleep in her Next2Me instead of on me. Wish I’d discovered it sooner.

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Natabel · 26/06/2019 00:43

Was just reading through this post again to see if there was any tips I'd missed. Little lady is now 4 months old and still sleeping the same way. I was just wondering if you'd had any luck with your little one?

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Natabel · 26/06/2019 00:44

Message for Clcooper x

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