newborn wont settle in moses basket at night

[TTT]

Absolutely completelyy normal hun! All your baby has known for 9 months is your smell, the sound of your heart beating, the rumble of your voice, the feeling of your chest rising & falling as you breathe. Everything about you is comforting & loving & your milk makes him feel more amazing than anything else. Honestly to expect him to go all night sleeping on his own is well.. unnatural! Co-sleep, snuggle, skin 2 skin, enjoy every single moment with your boy, let him nurse as much as he wants, let him be with you as much as he wants. He will soon be older & not need you so much x x x

Completely agree with this. Try not to expect your baby to go down, its scary for them.

We took it in turns to sleep for the first five weeks and baby slept on us 24/7. I bf and hubby would just wake me for a feed then take him straight back.

At 3 months I started co sleeping as hubby had started sleeping in the spare bed cos baby is a noisy sleeper apparently lol, and I sometimes breast feed lying down now and it means baby falls asleep in bed so I dont have to disturb him putting him down.

Forget chores and take as many breaks as you can in the day.

 

[kitten2014]

TTT we take it in turns now, 6 hrs each n she's 6wks today...she can b noisy too so when we tried crib in our room or even another room with cameras we hardly slept. when we take our turn we often have naps for 2-3hrs within 6hrs after feeds etc, she loves lying on belly/chest frog style with us on sofa n pretty much does that at nighttime, sometimes she'll sleep in carrycot but usually sleeps in there or rocker (vibrating one!) for 2-3hrs over the day alllowing us to get some things done, think when hubby goes bak to work ill cosleep in nursery with her until she'll go in crib as have single bed in there - ideal! like you say enjoy it but boy does it make my hips n shoulders hurt from sofa slouching or lying/ getting up from sofa with LO on you (one arm taking body weight ouch!) and even sling carrying as she's 12.5lbs now lol!

 

[TTT]

Oh I know the aching joints you mean it passes though. I read that you joints stay loose for a while after labour until your hormones get back yo normal. Glad you have found what works for you.

 

[kitten2014]

Thank god for that lol altho after a night of no sleep seemingly overtired fussy girl, she then slept 4hrs, 3hrs, 2hrs, 1hr, 3hrs today and eachj time swaddled loosely in a blanket in her carrycot and most of the time with her dummy and so havent had her on us as much...had my 6wk checkup today and didnt realise had to register baby to get a checkup to then get immunisations booked - typical NHS lol dont tell you that on the phone they just say a letter will be sent...