How do you deal with a baby who wants to be in the arms to sleep.

This was covered in an online baby class I joined last week! The lady said to put them down really slowly. So place them on the bed but with your arms still around them. Stay there for 2 minutes. Slowly remove one arm. Stay again for 1-2 mins. Then finally slowly remove your other arm. She said the whole process may take 5 mins.

maybe one of those baby slings/carriers would help too? then you can get on with your day whilst she is still with you?

Glad to see this post as I have the same thing! But it is worse at night because she wakes herself up every hour or less and I'm hardly getting any sleep.... xx

My baby was the exact same! I know it’s not safe sleep but I got a snooze pod thing and she gradually got used to being in that - we took it in turns to watch her sleeping in it! But putting her down slowly in this and snuggling next to her until she settled in it and now she’s absolutely brilliant at sleeping in her next to me! Took a while but we got there! Xx

I think it depends on the reason for your baby not sleeping on their own.

For example, our little man had terrible reflux so it was very uncomfortable for him to lie on his back and he'd just constantly cry/be sick. There was nothing we could do to change that.

The day his reflux stopped (at 8 months old) he started sleeping on his own.

I would swaddle my LO when he would sleep. This helped him sleep for 2-3 hours at a time. Now he's 17 months old and I'm lucky if he takes one nap a day for 15 minutes...lol

My little girl is 8 months old and still contact naps during the day but will sleep in her cot at night. Personally I just told myself it’s a blessing and she won’t always want to be helped to sleep so I have just accepted it as her comfort and we will contact nap for as long as she chooses 🥰 even at night I have to hold her in a laying position and rock my way down to lay her haha then keep a hand on her of patting her gently until she stays then slowly move away, she will get there, it’s all about perseverance and consistency x

Swaddling helps, you could make a nest if you’re still supervising her in the day, wear her using a sling. I heard someone say mammals carry their babies.. and that’s what we are meant to do. Moses basket was a waste of money 😩 but now at 5 months baby sleeps in her Next 2 Me. It does get better after the first few months.. she still thinks she is a part of you x

My baby is 8 weeks old and is exactly the same though is getting better on his own each week. Some things that work for us are putting him in a baby sling in the house to get things done and he always falls asleep in his pram so we have the Rockit which we use when we get back in the house and helps him stay asleep. We also use this on his crib to help soothe him. As mentioned above consistency is key so keep putting her in the crib even for a few minutes and she will get used to it eventually!

so much this!!!

At the time, it was utterly exhausting but, now, my baby is 2 years old and doesn't want cuddles 😭 I miss the cuddles so much!!!