We watch her sleepy cues. We follow eat play sleep so when she is content and it's been about an hour or so and can tell she is tired but not drowsy yet we swaddle her and put her in her crib. We have a mobile and the fan going and she entertains herself for a bit and then she falls asleep within minutes. She's out for a couple hours that way.
Yes my baby also only co sleep at night. Had to find safe habits so she don’t fall off my chest but I get better sleep. She naps in the swing or sometimes the bassinet.
My baby will only co sleep with me!
I have the same issue and decided to co sleep. I didn’t want to but realized that if I was too sleep deprived I wasn’t a good mom during the day.
my baby won’t sleep but an hour max 2 in his bassinet which is fine during the day but at night it sucks. i started co-sleeping at night and that’s the only way i get sleep. now he’ll sleep between 4-6 hour stretches at night with me. i know you said you have a rule but i would look into how to safely co-sleep and maybe give it a try