Baby sleep advice please! Light sleeper who only contact naps….

My 3 month old is a very light sleeper. Any small movement or sound (we’re talking whispers!) and she wakes up. She will also only take contact naps- we’ve tried countless times to transfer to bassinet, swing, Snoo, you name it- and she always wakes within minutes. She will cry hard and won’t give up until we “rescue” her…and then even reassuring her, patting her back, shushing her, etc don’t work- but the second we pick her up she stops.
Luckily at night she’s so tired she sleeps much better.
Anyone have a similar baby? What helped? Thank you!! I’m so drained.

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Have you tried fuzzy blankets? What really helped me in the beginning was lots of layers (almost a sweaty baby) and then a super super tight swaddle ( I loved the zip up sleep sack straight jacket thing) and then topping her off with a fuzzy blanket. My 6 month old now has been sleeping through the night since she was 2 weeks old… hope any of these help you both get some better sleep!

My son is a super light sleeper too. Blackout curtains and this sticker film you can add to your windows that black out the light, and a sound machine. We also got a thing that goes under the door that blocks the light from the doorway which helps.

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