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So I accidentally made my now two months old, a Velcro baby. I’m not really able to get a lot done nor get enough sleep. If I lay him down, he sleeps for a little bit and wakes back up like he can sense I’m not near him. I don’t know what to do.

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Have you tried using a wrap? I got one from trekki on Amazon that I’m now obsessed with haha. Can’t offer much help with regards to how to make it stop unfortunately, I feel like with babies you either have to have the strength to let them cry it out or the patience to deal with it. Would love to know if anyone knows any different.

Have you tried making sure he’s warm enough? My LB always wakes sooner than he should if he’s not. Also definitely try practicing putting him down before he fully falls asleep and just keep a hand on him till he does. Don’t be put off if it doesn’t work the first few times just keep giving it a go and hopefully he’ll see it as the norm eventually🤞🏻they just have to learn that it’s safe and warm to sleep in their cot x

You haven’t made him into a Velcro baby, you’ve followed your instincts and what’s biologically normal.

What Lottie said! It is completely natural and normal for a baby to want to be with you all the time. Honestly I don’t think we’re meant to get stuff done or get enough sleep with a 2 month old! My advice would be to baby wear and embrace the cuddles

My moby wrap is a godsend. Truly. My husband and I get so much more done using it than we would normally. As long as he’s positioned in it right he sleeps right through whatever we need to get done. As others have said, babies are biologically wired to want to be close to their mama. They still don’t know they’re not a part of you at this point !

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