baby doesn't want to be put down

[Googiepie]

I'm posting for my sister. She has a baby boy who is going to be two months and he refuses to be put down. He will only sleep on her. Any ideas? Tips?

 

[gingmg]

My son was exactly like this. I just went with it and followed his lead. I got a couple different kinds of carriers and wore him all.the.time. He eventually outgrew it. Now he just wants to crawl around and explore everything. I know its hard when you are in it and it feels like you don't have a second to yourself but they really do change so fast. Now I kinda miss those snuggly little baby days.

 

[SarahBear]

That's just how it is with some babies. Ergo carriers are great! Safe bed sharing guidelines would also be helpful. Even if your sister isn't planning to bed share, many do it when desperate and that's when it can get dangerous. Knowing how to be safe can help whether or not it's a permanent arrangement.

 

[Wugz22]

Agree with previous posters! My first baby wouldn't be put down for a second. I wore him in the carrier all day. They grow out of it once they can start doing things on their own - sitting up to play with toys, crawling - and once they are walking, you'll forget it was ever so hard!

 

[MindUtopia]

A wrap and co-sleeping. I literally don't think my daughter was put down once except for car rides or walks in her pushchair (when she would tolerate them) for the first 3-4 months. Otherwise, she was held to sleep or in a wrap unless it was nighttime and we were co-sleeping pretty much all the time. She literally slept in the moses basket we bought once for 20 minutes and that was it, never again. For the first 4-6 weeks, we slept in shifts so one of us could hold her during the night while the other slept and then we'd switch or she'd come to me for a feed. Eventually, it just got easier on it's own, but for the first few months you just have to go with the flow and do whatever. Tell her not to worry about all the crap about creating a "clingy baby" or setting herself up for "bad habits". My now 2.5 year old who never slept once except on me or next to me until she was 9 months old is super secure and independent and outgoing. She also sleeps great and goes to bed easily, self-settling on her own. We never did any sleep training or pushed her to do anything she wasn't ready for. It just happened naturally when it was time and that's worked great (and we have a lot less in the way of sleep or behavioural issues than my friends who didn't take such a relaxed approach).

 

[K.N]

If your sister is needing bubs to sleep somewhere other than her - if bubs is breastfed sometimes one of her shirts can help - the smell of mama and milk can trick them! Otherwise bouncers with slight vibrating to mimics natural movements and stuff.
Or even just patting bubs tummy and reassuring that shes there until bubs is asleep. It can be a rough stage though (plenty of baby snuggs though!!) - my sisters wee one went through the same; and they do outgrow it! x

 

[Loozle]

I agree with pp's. I recommend a wrap for daytime to babywear and either swaddling or co-sleeping at night. My dd was the same, and in fact is still very clingy now.

 

[Heidipie77]

For my lo I use a baby carrier in the day when I need to do stuff or to get him to nap and when he was 5 weeks old (now 10 weeks) he wouldn't sleep more than 1 hour at a time in his cot at night so got the sleepyhead cushion. He generally will sleep 3-4 hours for first sleep block of night (this week have had 2x 5.5 hour sleeps, things are slowly improving!)
He also hated being put down at first too, but as he's gotten older he can be put in bouncer for up to 25-30 mins if he's in the mood! Still hates the Moses basket though unless propped up on a cushion.
Hope your sister finds some solutions.