Struggling.

[ElmtreeMama]

My 11 week old baby (10 weeks corrected) will not sleep ANYWHERE other than on my chest.
We have tried warming the cot, tried sleeping bags, swaddles, white noise, keeping my hand on her tummy, offering verbal reassurance.
I have tried safe co sleeping but she will not be put on her back to sleep and screams and cries every time I try (I do try several times a night)

She is on omeprazole for reflux.

We have had 2 sessions of cranial osteopathy.

She currently sleeps 10 hours on my chest and my husband and I take it in turns to stay awake and watch her.

We are both EXHAUSTED and my body hurts as I can never just lie down.

I'm not looking for any advice even really although am open to anything we haven't tried, I should say we cycle through the above stuff and keep trying it to see if anything has changed.

I guess I'm just wondering if anyone has had similar and if at some point they are able to sleep on their back.

Can you try putting her down every time she falls asleep on you, and then extend the time you leave her. She goes down, cries, rub tummy see if she settles, stop rubbing and being just out the way so she can’t see you for 30 secs, if she’s still crying go back and rub tummy and then repeat tummy run and leaving 40 seconds and build up. She may just need to know your there rather than her crying and being picked up

Thats actually a good idea! I will try that this evening although it feels so heartbreaking when she cries I think I can manage 30 seconds!

Have you tried putting her on her side? You can roll her onto her back once deeply asleep.
Failing that, I used to sleep lying down on my side with baby lying on his side facing me, with his head resting on my upper arm or shoulder. Did that from birth till 6 months and then sleep trained. It was not the most comfortable but at least I could sleep.
Many babies start to be able to sleep better on their back from 4-6 months. In hindsight I could have done the sleep training sooner.