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Not settling?

LauraMummyToBe

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I put Daisy in her basket after doing the vitals... Checking nappy and changing if I have to, feeding and burping. All that goes according to plan but Daisy will stir a lot! I don't know what to do! We have a good hour of cuddles before bed so maybe I'm missing something? X
 
Shes only tiny, romans 5 weeks and hates being put down fir sleep, hates flat prams etc

You can't spoil a tiny one x
 
I try everything with her but it doesn't work. She will only settle if I cuddle her in my bed and let her sleep there! I hate doing it as I'm scared I'll turn over and squash her. I suppose mothers instinct stops that happening.

Daisy's only a week old and I don't wanna get her used to being spoilt. How much did Roman weigh? X
 
Most lo's are like that. My lo would sleep in his basket as a newborn but when it can't to changing to the cot as he got bigger - that was a different story. He is now in my bed most nights and I hate it. I don't like having him in there, I follow safety advice but I don't feel safe. I have horrendous sleep (if you can call it sleep) and now I've made a rod for my own back. Don't go down that route unless you want to cosleep would be my advice.
Give her more time, she's still settling into a pattern :)
 
At a week old she can't get spoilt Hun. She can't talk walk move etc so she can't manipulate you to spoil her xxx

What I used to do was lay her in her basket with my hand still on her chest just gently patting her. I would then have white noise playing on my phone and I would drape the tshirt I had worn that day over her blankets so she could smell me. Hope this helps xxx
 
That's a good idea Diane. I might try that. She's settled in front of the fire at the minute, finally.

When I say spoilt I mean I don't want her to think "oh, if I cry after being fed, played with, cuddled and changed then mummy will pick me up and I get more cuddles." I don't want her to be dependant on me picking her up just so she'll sleep.

Admittedly she isn't too bad, she woke up at 01:25am, 3:45am, 6:45am then 7:30am to get up! Xx
 
I wouldn't worry about her thinking very much at that age or spoiling. She really isn't capable of making a logical connection like that at such an early age and won't be until almost toddlerhood. Right now her thinking is much more along the lines of "*feels like something is wrong* = whaaa!!"

Naturally some babies are more sensitive than others, just like adults, so get the *wrongness* feeling at different stages of separation. Mine was happy to lie next to me in the crook of my arm for the first 4 weeks, then just on the same bed, then in the cot next to the bed. It's all a transition :). Just do what feels right for you and your family. xxx
 
She began stirring in her basket about an hour ago so she's been asleep in my arm since then. I think her constipation might be making sleep worse for her so I'm gonna try her on a bit of water today. Xx
 

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