my 6 week old is EBF and never seems to be settled. she always falls asleep on the breast and even after being burped she moans like something is bothering her. everytime she is put down whilst asleep she wriggles and moans and she wakes herself up. the only way she will sleep is if she is being held. any idea what could be causing this or any advice pleaseeee?
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You are not alone my 8 weeks old is only happy with contact nap very normal.

It's quite normal for babies to become fussy at 6 weeks. Cluster feeding and growth spurt.
thank you i’ll just have to wait it out😭😭

Baby only wanting to sleep when next to you or being held is biologically normal. So is falling asleep on the breast. We’re made to feed to sleep and co sleep as breastfeeding releases sleepy relaxing hormones for both mama and baby and we help regulate temp and breathing by being next to them. We are “carry mammals” so like other carry mammals such as monkeys and kangaroos we are designed to be with our babies 24/7 in early days. They are technically born underdeveloped for the world unlike “follow mammals” such as horses for example who are born developed and can walk and follow mum around etc from birth where they don’t need to be with their mothers so often. Here’s a link explaining further
https://kathrynstaggibclc.com/tag/carry-mammals/