Bedtime routine

I have a 12 week old and we struggle to get him to sleep in his next to me crib or Moses basket, so he sleeps in bed with us which means we’re struggling to have a bedtime routine as he won’t sleep till i go to bed with him.
Any suggestions please as he doesn’t sleep till around 11/12

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We’ve tried white noise and a swaddle and it seems as soon as he’s on his back he wakes up but will happily sleep on his back on our bed x

Make sure you're not transferring him onto the bed too early. Wait at least 10mins to 15 mins after he closes his eyes and is completely quiet before trying to put him on his back. Also, because he is used to you being there you might want to try a couple of nights in which you go up with him and if you manage to transfer him successfully either leave then or wait 5 mins then leave and reduce the time each day. They're super flexible right now but also if he has a super stimulating day or is a little poorly, he'll revert to what's most comforting to him.

It’s so weird as at my mums and at my boyfriends mums he slept straight through in a moses basket with no crying or issues sleeping but when he’s home its so hard to transfer him x

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