Refuses cot at all costs & would love tips!

Our 6 week old baby will sleep incredibly well on us (for most of the night, we split shifts) but she won’t go down in her cot at all for longer than
20 mins (if we’re lucky). She also will only nap on us during the day.

We’ve tried a few things but looking for any tips/advice!

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I'm currently in the same boat ATM trying to get my LO down is so hard. I have tried swaddling feeding her a bottle while she's in laid down. Nothing really helps. I'm so tired and currently dealing with cluster feeding too.

We put the Moses basket inside the next to me to make the space smaller and cosier and I swaddle him after his last bottle and that seems to work. I hope you find something that helps soon!

Hiya!
It might have to do with the way you put her down.
Might be something is not right with the cot (lighting, temperature room etc).
Might be a LO who needs extra contact.

https://helpbabysleep.co.uk/newborns/how-to-transfer-a-sleeping-baby-to-cot-expert-tips-that-actually-work/

Try warming the cot before hand with a weat bag or hot water bottle
Obviously remove this when putting little one to bed, we just warm the bed

Someone recommended love to dream sacks to me I found it a game changer my little boy hates blanket swaddles but loves the sleep sack

I bought a very good con used one on Hunter to try cause I thought they were pricy new if didn’t work but worked a dream we now have 4 of them 😂x

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Infuriating

Been awake for over an hour - baby was changed and fed but now won’t go back down in the next to me as he’s so congested and he won’t settle laying flat.

I’m exhausted and so sleep deprived yet husband is lying next to me SNORING his head off and it’s making my blood boil.

Fed up, baby wont sleep and everyones elses seems to😥

My baby just will not stay settled at night. Just gone 6 weeks old. I can transfer her from me to cot fine after a feed, then within 15mins she is fussing and unsettled, reflux, being sick, wakes herself up then is crying or wide awake. This goes on for 2hrs until she then starts fussing for a feed 2hrs after the last feed.
I literally cannot get any sleep
Seems thats everyone else's baby sleeps better. I have a 4 yr old and had horrendous sleep with him to for 2 yrs. Why is it happening to me again, I actually said I'd never have another child due to the such bad sleep if my 1st child, then convinced myself it'd be better 2nd time
..and its not proving that way. I cant catch a break 😥
Ive tried everything to make her settle and she wont