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@Kayla I have put her in those before she falls asleep and she screams her head off To the point she's holding her breath
My daughter is going the same. In the day she’s a stage 40738384838 clinger and will only sleep in my arms. But at night she’s fine in the cot. Best iv got of her in her cot in the day was 3 mins until she woke screaming the house down. While she’s this little I’ll accept defeat
Does she have colic?
No. Occasionally gets a bit of gas. But infacol does the trick and it passes quick. My son was the same. They both just love cuddles. Once my son was past the little new bornish stage and sleeping the night with set bottle and nap times it stopped. But for now. We live on my daughters time hahaha.
Hmm 🤔 have you tried swaddling her?
The only reason I was thinking colic or like some type of acid reflux is if you’re holding her and she’s not all the way flat she’s not having any issues but then you’re laying her down then she’s flat
Iv tired everything. The amount of money iv spent on different things is actually outrageous. I just hope she’s like my son who grew out of it when he got that bit older with a set routine. Which was just a week shy of 4 months.
@Alex I'm not sure
It's absolutely biologically normal for her to need to be physically close to you to sleep. https://sarahockwell-smith.com/2012/11/04/the-fourth-trimester-aka-why-your-newborn-baby-is-only-happy-in-your-arms/
I was getting really stressed about this until I just gave up and accepted that it was what the baby needed and I got through a lot of Netflix. Would sleep in the pram if I needed a break. If you can just enjoy the cuddle. I appreciate not everyone is so lucky that they can.
I’m doing the same. I’m getting g through so many seasons of shows. And I’m not going to lie. It is nice to just sit and relax. Rather than stress her and myself out. I’m sure it would be a massive problem at say 5/6 months. But for now. She can sleep and I can relax. I guess it’s better it being in the day and not night also
Have you tried using a dummy? X
She has a dummy sometimes when I’m holding here. But she spits it out non stop. There wouldn’t be much point for her to have one in bed. I’ll happily use one when she can hold it in her mouth or find it and pick it up hahah
Does this happen at night or mostly during the day? My baby is very similar and will only take naps while I’m holding him. Baby wearing naps in the carrier and letting him sleep on me while I chill on the couch has basically been our routine. This might not work for everyone but I’m a SAHM with only one baby so I don’t mind taking a break during the day. It was harder when he napped more often but now that he’s older he takes one long couch cuddle nap and a few shorter carrier/stroller naps. I truly believe that more contact helps him sleep better at night too so I’d say just embrace it! The baby carrier is really a saving grace for this.
Try putting her in swing or bouncer while tired but awake then you don't have to transfer. You can also make use of a heat pad and/or clothing with your scent on it to where you want to transfer her too. The sudden drop in body heat leaving your arms could be causing them to wake up. So preheat with a hit water bottle or heating pad, then remove before transferring baby.