Sleep!

We had to for a good few weeks. You really won't make it difficult for yourself in the future. However I know how hard it is to not be able to put down baby to sleep. Have you tried to swaddle if you do feel like you need to put him down? I got some great cotton ones from amazon that were a life saver and have now got a swaddle up which he loves. He sometimes still won't go down but it's not every time

My son is 8 weeks and still falls asleep on Mr. I then put him in the next to me and after a few wriggles, he settles down and falls back asleep and stays down for a good 3-4 hours, only waking for nappy change/feed. I'm also FTM and winging it lol. My boy has never liked the swaddle or dummy so I'm the only comfort thing he has but I'm fine with that 🤣

You need to sleep as well! This was me a couple of weeks ago. Then my husband slept on the sofa for a couple of weeks while we co slept and had the double bed. This last week he’s slept in his next to me. He’s 8 weeks on Tuesday. You aren’t making a rod for your back, things gradually change with newborns and you also need to be able to function and sleep!

My 6 week old practically has all her daytime naps on my - she will fight those naps till the cows come home so I have to pop her in the sling wrap to get her to sleep and it's too much faff to get her out only for her to wake up anyway. At night we've got a slight routine and that's helped at night. She'll sleep in her next to me crib from 10/11pm until either 4/5ish (waking to feed at 2ish) or 7ish (waking 2ish and 4/5ish) before refusing to go down in her crib so her Dad or I will curl up with her to sleep. It's what she needs right now and who am I to not give her that if I can.

My LO will not sleep during the day unless he’s in someone’s arms. He’s 6 weeks old, and I asked the midwife if I was going to cause issues for myself in the future. She said that at this age, babies are simply too young to form habits, and if I can to just ride the wave, as they grow up so fast! Having said that, some days I will try and get him in the carrier so I can potter around. I think if you can do it, just enjoy this time with him 🥰

It’s fine and one day they will sleep on their own! My 2.5 year old was like this but his sleep got better in time. My newborn is not as bad as him but still mostly sleeps on me, but I’m treasuring all the cuddles as I know how quickly it goes. If you need to sleep with baby on you, chest sleeping can be done safely: https://www.instagram.com/p/CwVmwblvlPB/?igsh=MnZ3YXBuMG12MTBz

My 7 week old sometimes has his daytime naps on my chest. At 10/11pm we transfer him to his next to me, he niggles a bit but then settles himself back to sleep and sleeps a good 4-5 hours before a feed at 2/3am then another at 6/7am. Sometimes he won’t settle back in his next to me after the early morning feed so me or his dad will sleep with him in our bed on our chest. I did it all the same way with my 5 year old and he turned out fine 🥰 do what works for you and baby, just enjoy this time while they are still tiny ❤️