Baby hates snuzpod at night

My baby will nap in their Moses basket in the day - not nearly as long as a contact nap, but if I put him in his Moses basket he will sleep for 20mins or so. When I put him in his snuzpod at night though, he really hates it and screams immediately. No matter how gentle I try to transfer him, he always wakes and screams. If I manage to get him to sleep there for 5 mins, he always wakes up and starts screaming inconsolably. Because of this constant battle, I’ve been co sleeping so we all get decent stretches of sleep (2-3hr gaps between feeds). As much as I really love co sleeping, it really scares me and I’m desperate to get him to sleep in his snuzpod. Does anyone have any tips on how to get my boy to sleep more independently?! He’s 6 weeks old! TIA xx
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We are the same and haven't figured anything out yet. i hope with the time the baby will feel comfortable without me and will be able to sleep properly without me 🤞 Are you bf? I’m ebf and i believe it affects too.

Glad I’m not alone 🥹 yeah, I’m also ebf too. I Hope you’re right about the time thing! And I think you’re right about the breastfeeding thing - although he does always cluster feed in the evening and then we usually get a first stretch of about 2-3rs which feels pretty good!

Have you tried popping a hot water bottle in the snuzpod to warm things up before putting him down? We had the same problem, took ages to work out it was a bit cold. We now use an extra sheet and seems to work well. We also brought it down to use for naps during the day, helped get used to it

We went through the same for the first 2 weeks but our health visitor recommended that we put our moses basket inside our snuzpod and it worked a treat! our little one has slept really well ever since, so might be worth a try. hope you find something that works for you☺️x

Might be a bit controversial with regards to safe sleeping, but it has worked for both my children, when I used a sleep positioner with adjustable sides as it can change with their growth. It also helps to make their bodies feel secure (like being held) and to stop a baby from rolling onto their side or front. We also place our baby swaddled into the sleep positioner for extra security/ support. And our baby loves white noise to settle in between sleep intervals . My health visitor visited our home prior to baby arriving and seen the sleeping arrangements that I had set up and never mentioned anything that concerned her with regards to safe sleeping so i presume that it's not discouraged. For reference : My baby is 7 weeks old, formula fed 4oz every 3 hours during day from 6/7am through to 10/11pm and will sleep through the night for 6 /7 hours . Good luck to you and I'm sure you will find something that works for you 🤞

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