My baby hates his bassinet
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Our daughter also hates her bassinet, she loves her crib, so we just let her sleep in her nursery and keep the baby monitor and both room doors open at night. I am not sure this is an option for you, but you may want to give it a try. Also, it may be his sleep schedule that is messed up, meaning he sleeps more during the day and less at night.
My son was the same way unfortunately! We put his dock a tot in our bed and he slept with us like that and then we just co slept! I also just wanted to let you know that there is a warning out about weighted sleep sacks right now! Target Amazon and other stores have removed all weighted sacks and swaddles from their stores! There's not a recall on them or anything but some new study showed it could labor breathing for babies!
So my baby has jacked my pillow idk if it's because it smells like me or because he doesn't like how the bassinet feels but he sleeps great now and actually gets mad at me if I try to wake him up.
Oh my gosh going through the same thing. Baby girl is a little over 3 weeks and she only likes to sleep on the arms or bed.
I’m going through this too!! I spent 3 weeks trying so hard to get him to sleep longer than an hour in the bassinet and it’s made us so sleep deprived. This week I’m learning to let go a bit and let him nap in other places. It’s hard that the only recommended sleeping arrangement is in a plain bassinet: they just came out of our wombs they want warmth and comfort. I’m using the owlet and making sure that he is comfortable and safe… but using the bassinet at all times is just not realistic for my baby.
I’ve been having the same problem. We tried putting the snuggle me in the bassinet last night and it work ok. We will see how to night goes. She doesn’t tend to like the same thing every night…..
So I can give some suggestions with a current 7 1/2 week old. But they aren’t fool proof. Also, to the people putting pillows and stuff in your bassinet, please only do that if you have an Owlet or Nanit breathing monitor on them. Just because the majority of babies don’t die from SIDs doesn’t mean you can’t be the exception. Use a sound machine like the Hatch and keep it on the “SHHH” sound effect as close to their head outside the Bassinet as possible. Your womb sounds like a washing machine inside. You have way more success mimicking your womb the first 6 months. If you have your baby fall asleep elsewhere, transfer them back to the bassinet after 15-20 minutes. If they immediately wake up, having a 1oz snack bottle of breast milk or formula can help ease them back to sleep. Keep them in the bassinet while you feed the snack. If they woke up but don’t start screaming/crying, wait to pick them back up until they start crying. They will slowly learn to fall back asleep.
Again I’ve just been reading on this stuff for hours so I can offer suggestions but they aren’t fool proof. Adding that babies sleep mostly in light REM sleep. Parents often rush to comfort their baby as soon as they stir because they don’t realize stirring doesn’t mean they will always cry. We struggled with this advice a lot and only recently gave in starting week 5 and he does indeed fall back asleep. Also, please read up on positional asphyxiation for letting your baby sleep long hours in car seats and carriers and swings. You need to watch out for the warning signs if you want to make this choice. I know sometimes the car seat is the only option when you are desperate though.
Im going through the same thing but it’s mostly at night she wants to be held. Try putting a heating pad in the bassinet before you transfer him in there and when you’re ready to transfer remove it then place him in there. The heat resembles body heat which helps them fall asleep.