Do your babies actually sleep in their bassinet??

FTM to a 3 week old girl and she does NOT sleep in her bassinet 😭as soon as I set her down in it she stays sleep for like 20 seconds and then starts crying to be held. Does anyone have any hacks or advice that I can use to get her to sleep in her bassinet?

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Hi. Baby sleep coach here. Are you using a swaddle blanket each time you put her in the bassinet? That helps.

My baby is 2 months old and he’s slept in his bassinet during the night since he was born but only with a lounger pillow. I’ve tried putting him in his bassinet with nothing else and he couldn’t sleep. I think the pillow helps cause it kinda hugs them and gives them the feeling of being secure instead of being left in the middle of the bassinet with nothing else around them. Naps during the day are mostly on me though

My bubs bassinet turned into a washing basket pretty quickly when we went home

My daughter is 11 weeks and 3 days. She has slept in a bassinet since we came home during the night. In the beginning, we triaged in the living room and used the bassinet that came with the pack n play, we had the tv on for background noise and she was always swaddled. That was like the first almost 3 weeks of her life then we moved upstairs using a bedside bassinet. She is swaddled, we have the fan on and use a white noise machine that plays a heartbeat. We also figured out early on that she loves music and any genre will slowly put her to sleep and help her stay asleep.

Maybe try a fan or a white noise machine or even music?

I've seen where people would use a heating pad on the bassinet or crib for a couple minutes to warm it up then removing it before putting the baby down. Keeps it from being so jarring going from your body heat to a cold surface.

Also, try seeing if you are catching her during her active sleep stage when you set her down. Maybe give it an extra 10 minutes before you put her down?

My son didn't, but my daughter did.

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I’m a full time working mom and love my job. With my first baby, I went back at 6 weeks and was fine. I was able to cope with it just fine but after having my most recent baby, it feels different.
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