how to get 8 week old out of our bed and into moses basket/cot

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I've been co-sleeping with DD for the last 6 weeks or so (she's now 8 weeks) for an easy life rather than from conviction and it worked for a few weeks. But I now need to get her into her moses basket for many reasons but mostly that she is just feeding constantly at night, seems to need my nipple in her mouth all the time so I'm not really geting any quality sleep. Also we can't get her to sleep till after 9pm most nights. I'm absolutely knackered and reaching crisis point and really need to get this sorted now. Any ideas??

is she swaddled - worked for us with dd1, we got the miracle blanket from mothercare. also warm the basket before you put her in.

sorry would like`to write more but have sleeping baby dd2 in arms....

Have you actually tried puting her to sleep in it yet?

thanks! no she;s not swaddled, have been thinking about it but not properly done it yet. will give it a go. So swaddle, warm mattress and then pick up put down?? Do I have to carry on doing that whenever she wakes up in the night? don't know that I have the energy for that!

well tried over and over a few weeks ago and didn't get anywhere which is why I took her into the bed. She;ll occasionally sleep up to a few hours in there if she';s already properly asleep when we put her in, but the thing is she doesn't really go back to sleep when she feeds at night, just carries on feeding, dozes off and then starts again.

Is she able to settle herself to sleep during the day or are you comforting her to sleep? If not it may be better to start there when your not so knackered, once able to settle herself for day sleeps she should settle more easily at night iyswim.

Swaddling can really help. The constant feeding could be more just comfort esp if feeding well during the day, dare i say it -a dummy? not overly keen on them myself but may bring some comfort to help settle to sleep

no she's not settlign herself to sleep, that is what we need to work on as well. yes she's def using me as a dummy but not interested in a real dummy! HV said that dummies are bigger than nipple which I think is the problem maybe. maybe will try again though.