How to settle you’re newborn in next to me cot
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He sleeps in a Moses basket during the day and seems to settle. So may be that the next to me is too big. Thanks for the advice X
Yeah my daughter is still so small compared to her crib, I think it makes them feel unsafe. So I’m still using the Moses basket at night time too ! X
I put for the first 4 weeks my babies Moses basket in the next to me crib to help make it feel smaller and it helped! X
Yeah think I will use the moses basket tonight and see if it makes a difference X
Do you swaddle him?
My boy was the same. He hated the crib until he was bigger so we used the moses basket until he outgrew it 🙂 hope he's more settled tonight
During the day leave some of your worn clothes/PJs in there so it smells of you. X
@Nilam I got told that it was unsafe to swaddle him by my midwife
@Fran I will definitely try this! X
Whenever I put my little one down, I always rest my hand on her and rub her belly until she falls back to deep sleep x
Make sure he's nice and warm already in a swaddle before bed. Game changer for me was pre warming the bed with a heat pack before transfer 🙌
We have started to put our girls Moses basket into her next to me as it’s still very big for her and we can carry her up in it when she falls asleep down stairs. Xx
My daughter is like this and we find a hot water bottle in her crib for a few mins so it’s not cold sheets for her helps, as does a swaddle and white noise. Cuddling her into a deep sleep for about 20 mins and then putting her down slowly, bum first and head last, is our best chance at her staying asleep in there x x
@Bobbie I'm unsure why the midwife would say that, it is recommended with newborns. You could try swaddle bags if you don't want to swaddle with a blanket.
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Defo agree with the swaddling. Game changer at this young age x
@Bobbie there is a lot of conflicting information out there in regards to swaddling. If you’re not too comfortable because of what the midwife said try the love to dream swaddles they aren’t as restricting. I used them with my little one and he slept so much better. If I was ever in doubt I followed the lullaby trust advice. https://www.lullabytrust.org.uk/safer-sleep-advice/product-information/swaddling-slings/
@Bobbie I imagine that'll be as the startle reflex is actually there to help protect baby's against SIDS so you don't want to completely stop them. I've always rated the swaddle ups from love to dream. The dull the reflex enough to stop baby waking too much, but enough that they still stir slightly. It's also a more natural position for them, baby's tend to fall asleep with their arms up - or at least mine do 😂
Your baby wants to be close as he’s very young and biologically this is normal. You can try a sling if you prefer. You’ll spend less time trying to settle and you’ll have a happy baby ❤️
It might be too big for him still 😔 is he sleeping in a Moses basket currently at night ? X