Newborn won't sleep in crib at night

[Emfrancesca]

My little girl is 5 days old and I am struggling to get her to sleep in her next2me crib at night. She's great at sleeping during the day in her sleepyhead moses basket, so I put that inside the crib but she's still not sleeping. I leave her for a bit to see if she will settle but she gets herself so worked up that she brings her milk back up, so the last couple of nights I've had her sleep on my chest.
I've tried swaddling her a few times but she doesn't seem to get on with that either.
My instinct tells me that the nights are just a little too scary for her as and she just needs that extra bit of reassurance as she goes straight to sleep when she's on me.
Does anyone have any suggestions on how we can get her to sleep in her crib at night? Is this something that will eventually go away on its own as she gets bigger?

My baby is 17 weeks old and I'll be honest and say the next to me is just a holder for my phone/ snacks/ book now 🙈 the second I put her down in it she wakes up. I keep trying, the longest she's stayed asleep in it is 8 minutes. We co sleep and she sleeps really well next to me in bed. Is this something you'd be comfortable doing? I make sure the duvet is tucked in around my waist so there's no chance of it coming up and smothering her face. And also sleep with my arm up and around her so I won't roll on to her. If you google safe sleep 7 there's a list of stuff to do to ensure safe cosleeping. Congrats on your baby 🥰

Have you tried putting the Moses basket in your bed next to you? She might sleep in it if she can hear and smell you next to her. If it works you can move the Moses basket into the crib in a few weeks, once she's used to sleeping in the basket at night.

Both of my babies slept at night unless I held them so I just ended up co-sleeping with them until they were older. It's normal for a new baby to want to be close to Mum 24/7 but they do grow out of it.

This was our DD too....I had to do shifts holding her with my DH overnight, then she was eventually able to settle next to me co sleeping. We did keep persevering with the next to me, and eventually she would do the first couple of hours at night, which gave me a bit or a break. Now she is 6 months and we have just put her in her cot in her own room...and she has taken to it really well. So it does get better, but I would do whatever you need to to get the most sleep atm. Don't worry about bad habits at this stage. Good luck!

Her behaviour is entirely normal. 3 kids here and none would sleep anywhere other than on me or next to me. It’s torture but it does get better. If you co-sleep make sure your bedding only comes up half way on you and make sure your husband sleeps in another bed so she doesn’t get crushed. Keep her away from your pillow. She will probably only sleep at night near you or on you for a while yet. Then you can start trying to put her into the crib more often.
it’s not forever. I remember those days well.. I now have 3 good sleepers

ps don’t leave her to see if she will settle by leaving her to cry. You shouldn’t leave her. Just lower your expectations and do whatever gets all of you the most sleep

We had a chicco next to you and DS never settled. We were given a second hand tuuti bambini next to you and he loves it and sleeps in it every night.
Have you tried putting a tshirt of yours down over the mattress so it smells like you?

She might never sleep in it. My first didn't. My second is happy to sleep in it and I'm not doing anything differently - just different babies.

I used to put the tshirt I'd worn that day under my baby at that age so he could smell me. I can't remember if it helped or not, sorry, but could be worth a try.