4 week old will only sleep on me during the day

[MrsC10]

As the title says. She sleeps absolutely fine in her own bed at night, but will only sleep on me or my husband during the day. If we put her down to sleep, it lasts 20 minutes max and then she's awake again.

Is anyone able to relate or give ideas on how to get her to sleep without being cuddled in all the time?

As much as I love cuddling her, it makes it difficult to get anything done!

It's only started in the last week.

 

[xprincessx]

This is what we are going through at the moment. We have a moses basket on a rocking stand and when she falls asleep on us (she won't fall asleep in the basket) we have to put her in the basket and then rock it or she wakes up, sometimes I can be rocking it for half an hour and then when i stop her eyes ping open even though she's been asleep for that long. Right now she is in her infant swing and is asleep but only because it's rocking.

Like you said night time sleeping is no problem and she sleeps in her moses basket perfectly fine then without the need for rocking, not quite sure how to solve the problem. Will be looking for replies but just wanted you to know you're not alone.

 

[MrsC10]

Thank goodness it's not just us!

We don't use her Moses Basket during the day. She has a baby bean bag that we use. I've been looking at slings to buy to carry her round with me all day but I'd like to be able to put her down if I can. If I have to resign myself to carrying her all day then so be it.

 

[bathbabe]

Try a wrap. X

 

[staralfur]

Very normal. My LO napped on me until she was 1!

Agree that a carrier is worth a shot. Otherwise try to embrace it and get stuff done in 20 minute increments. She's still so tiny and new, needing cuddles is still very much a need for her!

 

[MrsC10]

Thanks for the advice ladies. I've done nothing but research all day. Lol

I've bought a swing (something I was going to do anyway) as a lot of people have said that this worked for them. I've also bought a Moby sling. Hoping that one or both will work x

 

[d_b]

Totally normal.. you're lucky she'll sleep on her own at night! Sometimes the swing works for DD.. I have a mei tai carrier which she will always sleep in but some days I find it quite hot and exhausting. At the moment she has a stuffy nose and pretty much wants to be held totally upright all the time!

 

[MrsC10]

She starts to get cranky around 5ish in the morning and doesn't really settle after that but she's asleep by half nine every night and wakes for her first feed around half one or so and then again about half four/five.

 

[captainj1]

I used a carrier at this age as my dd was the same. At about 8 weeks I tried her swaddled in the car seat with dummy and white noise and a muslin over her face, with rocking, and she started napping in there although she usually only has 30-40 minutes. She still naps in there sometimes and will also nap in the buggy in the house now with the same props. I'm not concerned about cot napping as most of the time we are out and about anyway, or I need to be able to put her in the car to do school run etc

 

[MindUtopia]

My daughter only slept on me until she was 9 months old (then she'd have naps at nursery mostly on her own) unless we were in the car or out for a walk. It's a normal and natural thing for them. Personally, I loved the excuse to actually sit down for awhile, though that's not as easy if you have an older child to tend to. If you want to be able to move around and have your hands free, a wrap is great and was a lifesaver for us.

 

[MrsC10]

Thanks everyone for replying. It's very much appreciated.

I've tried the baby carrier that we have and she wasn't for staying in it long. I've order a baby sling rather than a carrier to see if that makes a difference. I've not had to carry her around today at all though. She slept most of the morning away in her Moses basket and then fell asleep on me and I was able to put her down for an hour. She's now sparked out on her play gym. Lol

She's not had a massive amount of sleep (not the amount they say she should be having) but she doesn't seem to need that amount anymore. I can tell when she's getting tired and I'm able to catch it before it turns into the overtired battle. Very content baby today

 

[Sb86]

I'm sat here with my 13 day old daughter asleep on me because I have the same issue! She sleeps fine at night, not so much in the day!

I've spent ages googling if it's setting a bad habit to let them sleep on you, and then I think "she's a newborn, if this makes her happy then I'm happy!"

If I'm setting myself up for future difficulties then so be it. I'll moan about that when it happens! Haha