5 week old Velcro baby- please help!

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My baby is 5 weeks old today and the light of my life. But she won’t sleep anywhere but in mine or my partners arms despite trying to put her down countless times in her Moses basket, next to me and full size crib. It can take hours to rock or walk her to sleep and as soon as we put her down she wakes up and cries and then it’s time for feeding again and the cycle starts again 24 hours a day. We’ve tried hot water bottle, our t shirts, waiting a while after she falls asleep, bum first head last, tilted crib, swaddling etc and nothing works. It’s like she doesn’t enter deep sleep as she moves and is noisy a lot unless in our arms. At the moment we are doing shifts in the living room but my partner goes back to work next week and can be away for 5 days at a time so I’m worrying about what I’m going to do as I can’t hold her for 5 days straight. My baby was low birth weight and 4 weeks early so she doesn’t fit in our bouncer or carrier yet and I know she can’t sleep in those. Co sleeping isn’t safe for prem babies, I’m not BF and I’ve tried to lay her next to me on the bed and she still wakes up and won’t settle anyway. I lost my mum when I was younger so don’t really have help and my partners parents are away for 3 weeks. How am I meant to survive when I can’t sleep when the baby sleeps if she won’t be put down?

I think this is quite normal for a 5 week old to be honest, is she your first baby? Have you tried a sling? Otherwise you will need to sleep in shifts with your partner to get through it. It’s really tough and I found this is a big shock with my first however this stage didn’t last long.

I am sorry - it’s a tough phase but you aren’t going to be able to change her behaviour at this stage. She wants to be with you and it is unrealistic to expect her to sleep independently as it’s the biological norm for her to feel safe and attached to you.
I found it helpful to modify my thinking and expectations at the this stage and accept it rather than fight it. Have you googled safe co sleeping?

Oh my lovely. Sleep when you can. But at 5 weeks.... It is velcro and hugs and survival

Stretchy wraps are suitable from birth, even for prem babies. If you have a local sling library or sling consultant you can try them out first before you commit to one.

Co sleeping isn’t safe for prem babies

Isn't she over her EDD now? I'd look at the research. When they say premature, they often studied 24-34/40. Sometimes only very early prems.

Moving and being noisy can just be part of normal newborn sleep. Obviously pick her up if she cries, but if she’s lying there being noisy maybe just try leaving her for a bit.
Theres a good Facebook group called baby wearing uk which has lots of sling consultants on it who would be able to advise on slings and fit for a tiny baby.

To add I also had a small baby and used a stretchy sling plus a structured one for babies under 7lb, I can’t remember the name of it but they do exist. Allowed me to get a few bits done in the house at least.