7 week old baby won’t sleep

I’m genuinely at a loss. My 7 week old will not sleep on a night time. Everytime she falls asleep in my arms I go to put her down and she wakes up instantly is awake for hours afterwards

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Hi, congratulations on the birth of your baby. I'm sorry no one warned you but this is pretty typical of babies in the fourth trimester! Doesnt make it easy of course. Most babies hate being put down at night. It goes against their instincts to be close to their source of survival, plus they feel the change in temp, pressure and sound the distance creates. If you have a partner, take it in turns to sit up with baby for a few weeks, or reduce demand and expectations on yourself to achieve anything more than the massive feat of keeping you and baby alive! This season of your life will soon pass, but for now it's just about getting to know what doesn't work for your baby and letting go of expectations.

https://sarahockwell-smith.com/2015/06/26/why-babies-hate-cots-and-cribs-and-what-to-do-instead/

Change your sleep schedule as well sleep during day if baby sleeps so you have energy at night. Got to work with the little angels 😪

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