9 day old not sleeping

First time mum, my 9 day old baby will not sleep during the night in her bassinet, during the day she's fine and sleeps everywhere and anywhere and feeds fine (breastfeeding), however during the night from around half 7 she gets very fussy is constantly wanting to feed and everytime I try and put her down in the bassinet she'll stay there for around 5 or 10 minutes then gets all fussy and starts crying again and chewing on her hands (taking that as a sign she's still hungry and wants to feed more) this can go on for a few hours until she finally settles and sleeps for about an hour or two and then repeats itself.

Is this normal for her age and is there anything I can do to help her get into a better sleep pattern?

Thanks x

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Could have written this myself, following along for advice 🤞

Will she sleep next to you? I think it is normal that they Need your presence at that age

You Must Not get a baby of that age into better sleep patterns. She might be clustering, needs to process the day, misses being in your tummy and is scared,

My 4 week old is also doing this, will not sleep in her next to me. Following for advice too ☺️

Ik it's not safe sleep recommended but those first few weeks with my little one I co-slept because it was the only way to get some sleep. She got better around 3 weeks and now at almost 6 weeks will sleep in her next to me with my hand on her chest

I had the same issue with my little bit and have recently started cosleeping. I was worried at first but naturally I think your body knows not to roll. I’ve had no issues cosleeping at all and he settles so much better !

We got some of the love to dream swaddle up suits and they have saved us! He feels more secure so sleeps better in his next to me. I also put the cot sheet inside my top for a few hours before bedtime, that way it smells like me and he feels close to me x

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