Contact napping

Can confirm that no human I know (other than babies) will only contact nap! It'll absolutely pass

My 5 week old is the same! Can sometimes get her down if really tired but wakes up soon after. On chest she will sleep for ages.

So so similar to our boy. He’s 4 weeks on Sunday. When he first came home he slept in his crib absolutely fine and now it’s such a struggle for him to nap anywhere but on us. as soon as we put him in the crib he wakes up. I’d just like at least one nap in the crib so I can get a few bits done for me and in the house x

How are they at night?

he is usually fine sleeping in his next to me crib until about 5 in the morning and then he will have another stint of sleep on me. What’s yours like at night? X

My almost 5 week old is the same. I suppose they love the warmth and closeness of mother/father. I just try my best to keep to his demands as they will grow out of it I’ve been told and they’re too small to ‘form bad habits’ of not sleeping in crib. I wait for the floppy arm and then transfer to his crib.
Definitely hard to get things done at home so I am usually against a race of time doing dishes, having a bath etc but I keep telling myself my house can be a bit of a mess I have a newborn 😊

She is downstairs with my husband until about 12 but won’t sleep in basket. Then she sleeps in next to be until about 4 then wakes for a feed but than sometimes struggle to get her back down on her own (even though she’s asleep when I do!)

That’s very normal and natural.
Your baby is so new to this world, think of everything that is new to him.

As he gets older his senses develop more and he is more aware of his surroundings, he is trying to make sense of so many things at the same time it must be overwhelming. You are all he knows, his safe space.

He will not want to do this for long so try to enjoy it as much as possible, you may look back and miss it before you know it.

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It’s very normal and you have a leap around 4 weeks. My daughter was the same during the leap (per wonder weeks app) and literally the first day out of the fussy stage and a light was switched and she will go in her next to me again.
We have Ewan the dream sheep on and my jumper around her mattress too. She naps in it during the day now too if I’m free to be upstairs with her

My health visitor suggested putting a worn T-shirt in the crib (tucked in like a sheet) so that it smells like you

I'm in this situation at the moment!! (5 weeks).

@Adrianne is the first leap always at 4 weeks? It shows first leap at 6 weeks on my wonder weeks...now I am not sure if I set it up correctly...

Sounds like it could be the first leap, my lil one is going through similar at the moment x

I’m going through this at the moment and my app is showing a leap starting today too (5 weeks old)

I put something under the head end of the moses basket stand so it's on a slight slant and our 4 week old now sleeps much better as reflux is less of an issue than when he was lying flat. Just make sure you prop up the outside of the crib and don't put anything extra inside.

Babies can't self sooth until they're about 6 months old or more, so leaving them crying is just going to distress them and possibly associate being in the crib with being stressed. You can't spoil them at this age.

I’m going through the exact same thing. Took me 3hrs to get her to sleep last night. I’m finding that she will relax on me and her dad but as soon as we put her in her crib, she will startle and wake up. Swaddling helps but she doesn’t always like it, will be purchasing the zip swaddles as my LO is so wiggly and escapes the swaddle! It’s rough, I’m hoping it’s just a phase!!! X

It sounds like he has wind when you put him down. It's common to fall asleep whilst feeding, then when lay flat in moses basket or whichever they get uncomfortable. But then as soon as they're back upright/inclined on you, the discomfort eases 🤣
Babies aren't manipulative as much as the older generation try to say so, x