baby won’t sleep in cot

try a moses basket, my little girl was the same

You could always try putting a warm hot water bottle in the cot to heat it up before placing her in there as she may find it cold after being warm in your arms ☺️

Are you breastfeeding? Have a look at cosleeping, follow cosleepy on insta she is great at explaining the safety precautions for it. Some babies just don’t sleep in cots, they are so used to being inside you it must feel so strange being in a cot! ❤️

Have you tried using a swaddle? Xx

@Sian this helped our girl massively at 6 months with having her arms out

@Kashia I might try it, I just feel like maybe she’s too big for it now

@Elizabeth Aneiros that’s a good idea!

@Kimberley I’m not breastfeeding as it didn’t work out for us. I’ve looked at all the info about cosleeping but I’m just so scared of it! she really does sleep so much better next to me though, or even if I put her in front of me while I’m sitting on the bed

@Sian yes but she hates it :( she doesn’t like having her arms or legs covered at all

@ChiChi I’ll try this tonight thank you! I’ve tried white noise but it didn’t really help, I haven’t tried different sounds though so maybe I’ll find something that works

Buy Ewan the sheep ! Absolute life saver for us !!

@Bie I have a Ollie the owl which is like a relaxing red light and when it senses crying it plays white noise automatically for 20 mins xx

Something that smells like you and is warm I used to give my tshirt but she prefers my brand new dressing gown lol

Hi @Bie not wanting to lay on her own cot is totally understandable, she was so warm and cozy in your tummy and now she is out and about in this big world. Taking time to stop and observe our little ones helps us better understand and assist them. Babies are ready to learn and it’s easier for them to understand what is it that we are trying to achieve if we help them little by little. I would observe if she needs fed, burped or changed, either if is too cold or too hot? Trying to cover the basics helps you set up the mood for a successful nap/sleep routine. They are so used to being next to us that an abrupt change will not register and she might not understand what you are trying to achieve. It is a new place so Trying to make her feel confident in it on her own helps even if she doesn’t sleep at first, blowing her kisses and playing with her while she is in it helps her get familiar. Then I would try first having her get drowsy on your arms and then switching her to the cot

Sorry the app cuts me off after so many words hehe! Anyways point being is that baby steps helps your baby ❤️ I help on 1v1 if you are interested

Lower her suuuuuper slowly into the cot and keep some pressure on her tummy/chest using your hand. Slowly release the pressure little by little. This worked with my daughter who was a contact napper.