Anonymous User
7 months ago
Baby won’t sleep in bassinet—wants to only be held?
New parents of a two week old here. Our baby started out sleeping in her bassinet quite well, but increasingly she only wants to be held. As soon as we put her down after rocking her, she wakes up wailing. This is not a big deal in the daytime, but at night it keeps us up. Do we need to worry about her not being able to sleep in her bassinet/crib? Or is it just a phase? Welcome any advice you all have!
Anonymous
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7 months ago
We coslept until 9 weeks just follow the safe sleep 7!
Anonymous
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7 months ago
It’s probably worth thinking through what your long term goals are. Like@Savannah Gillmentioned, if you want to co-sleep, that’s a totally reasonable option. Alternatively, if you don’t want to, you might want to consider sleep training them. It doesn’t have to be super aggressive, but getting them used to being put down in the bassinet while they are sleepy but not yet sleeping. There will definitely be lots of crying and that can be tough to hear. But they’ll learn quickly. That’s what we did. I’m sure there are lots of other things people tried to. It’s really about trial and error and figuring out what’s right for you and your baby.
Anonymous
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7 months ago
We had a couple of stretches of this early on. We weren't comfortable co-sleeping so our solution was staying awake in shifts, paired with the Snoo which was a lifesaver. Also I hated when people kept saying "put baby down drowsy but awake!!!!" but it really did work 😩
Anonymous
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7 months ago
This is only a minor tip to your broader question, but when putting the baby in the bassinet, start by lowering their butt first, then head.
See how to lay your baby down - https://www.nestedbean.com/blogs/zen-blog/how-to-get-baby-to-sleep-in-bassinet
Anonymous
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7 months ago
- Do not co sleep it causes sids 2. Your baby is used to being in a very small space your belly try adding a sleep sack if your not already or swaddling them tight 3. Try putting a heating pad In the bassinet for 15 mins then take it out and put baby in
Anonymous
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7 months ago
This is so so helpful thank you. We’ve tried swaddling first and it helps. But we’re mainly trying to savor the time with the baby while she is willing to be held :)
Welcome anyone else’s thoughts on the 5 S’s method (from the “Happiest Baby on the Block” book).
Anonymous
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7 months ago
Echo what@Kelsey Scherersaid above—our daughter also was in and out of this pattern. Especially those first few weeks, it makes a lot of sense. We also benefit from putting her down drowsy (eventually) and operated on shifts for the first month or something. It was HARD and mentally punishing even if the snuggles were awesome, so sending you lots of good vibes. The 5 S’s served us very well, and in time we noticed which ones our own baby responded to best. Easy swaddles (zippers, good Velcro) were clutch for us personally. There was so much shushing, eventually my husband found a shushing album on Spotify to supplement and it dominated his Spotify Wrapped that year lol
Anonymous
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7 months ago
My son was like this! I spent a lot of nights accidentally falling asleep while holding him in the rocking chair. Not safe, but it’s life.
What helped us was double swaddling!! we would put him in a velcro or zipper swaddle and then wrap him also in a muslin blanket. that is literally the only thing that worked.
shifts are also a great option. I promise someday you will sleep again! around 8-11ish weeks I started to work on good “sleep hygiene” from Precious Little Sleep and eventually he was sleeping independently pretty well.
Anonymous
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7 months ago
There’s a really good album on Spotify called Weezer lullabies that I love!
Anonymous
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7 months ago
https://open.spotify.com/album/5jhCeQyNbAP3ibLJP0kV6M?si=RULx_9GlSKWw7dOdp0d1lg