Velcro baby

Hope everyone had some good sleep 😴
The only way my 1 month old sleeps, is contact nap and next to me on his side. I think I have a velcro baby as he is super clingy. There is no chance he will go on his bed, and even when I lay him next to me and he is in deep sleep, when I try to get up he will either wake up right away or in 10mins max. Does anyone know if this will soon change? I am so exhausted 😩

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Currently holding my breath as my 1 month old is wiggling around in her snuzbasket as this is the closest ive got her to settle in 2 hours...

She is very hit and miss. Much better in the day and will sleep in her pram or in her basket but at night its less certain. Shes happy on a human but does occasionally go down in her bed and its for a few hours usually. There is no rhyme or reason though.

Do you have a moses or a next to you?

My baby is the same. I was explained that this is the fourth trimester and completely normal. I’m hoping he will outgrow it soon and sleep independently. He won’t even nap during the day in any of his safe spaces except on me.

Youre not doing anything wrong! Some babies just like to be close and thats fair enough since they barely know they're a different entity than you at this stage! Have you tried a carrier for in the day so you can at least get some hands free time?

Some babies just need to be closer to their mama's, your not doing anything wrong. My first was a velcro baby and basically was attached to me until he was around 1yo, I really struggled with it first time. Ive been blessed with another velcro baby with this baby and just embracing it.
Get a carrier so you can still get bits done and embrace the co-sleeping life if it helps xx

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