baby won't let me put her down

ladyteach0505 · June 2015

Ah, any suggestions? I am literally out of clean bottles and DH won't be home for hours.I am typing this one-handed as we speak.

canadianmom89 · June 2015

Is she big enough for a baby wrap/carrier? My daughter is 6 weeks old and still hates being put down for more then a few minutes at a time. My wrap had bee a life saver , it's the only way I get stuff done around the house.

If you don't have one yet and need to wash bottles now just put her in her bassinet and wash one bottle , crying for a few minutes while you do that won't kill her.
Good luck mama!

ladyteach0505 · June 2015

8 1/2 lbs= borderline min weight requirement for our carrier

I need to get brave enough for one of those Moby things.

TBsquared · June 2015

Get a moby! It's like they're not even there when u got them in that thing!

nursej519 · June 2015

We are dealing with the same thing. Pediatrician said its normal and to just keep holding her as needed. And I agree with PP. Sometimes I have to put my LO down and let her cry for a minute or two whole I go to the bathroom or do whatever it is I need to do quick.

I have a Moby and it does seem to help a lot but I don't love to wear it. I use it as a last resort. I have a bad back and as I currently have no core muscles following this pregnancy, it seems to aggrevate it if I wear it too long.

ali0608 · June 2015

My friend gave me the Boba wrap. It's still hard to wash dishes without bumping baby into the sink.

But when I need both hands, it's still helpful!

ladyteach0505 · June 2015

I worry the knot will come undone on the wraps.

Gosh, I'm starting to worry she's sick. Even holding her she wakes herself up.

MrsLawson15 · June 2015

Try burping her more...sounds simple but it has really helped my son be able to sit in his swing or bouncer for a few so I can get things done. He is a really clingy baby too. I keep telling myself that he won't need me like this some day $:\$

MrsElizabethPlano · June 2015

My girl is like this too. My first bby wasn't like this....so it's new. In the daytime I can get maybe up to a combined 5hrs of her sleeping in an inclined object like a bouncer or swing if i put her in the cocoon i made for her. Otherwise it's my arms or the peanutshell (baby carrier sling). That cocoon is seriously the best. It's probably gives her the same feeling as swaddling

mars8k · June 2015

Ladies did your babies get like this because you carried them too much to cuddle or while they were asleep and weren't asking for it or is it just the baby's personality?

I keep hearing that i shouldn't carry her when she doesn't need it so she wont get clingy but sometimes i just want to cuddle!

hecka20veggie · June 2015

My baby will only go in her bedside bassinet if she is asleep so I'm no success story, but we've made a lot of progress. What I did was put her down when she was even lightly asleep and let her lay there until she cried. It started out being just 5-10 minutes, but slowly increased. Now she'll sleep there for up to 2 hours and will lay there happily awake at least for 1 or 2 minutes while I wash my hands, pee, or set up a bottle.

conwayjlnm · June 2015

My pediatrician and lactation consultants and nurses have all told me that you cannot spoil a baby so young by holding and cuddling, because it's what they yearn for (a womb like experience outside of the womb). The Happiest Baby on the Block is an EXCELLENT book and it does a great job at explaining just why your baby will not be spoiled by you holding him or her. My little guy is very clingy with me, and I've noticed the more I keep him close to me (either holding him or putting him in a carrier) the better he sleeps at night as well. Bottom line, cuddle that baby all you want!

conwayjlnm · June 2015

My pediatrician and lactation consultants and nurses have all told me that you cannot spoil a baby so young by holding and cuddling, because it's what they yearn for (a womb like experience outside of the womb). The Happiest Baby on the Block is an EXCELLENT book and it does a great job at explaining just why your baby will not be spoiled by you holding him or her. My little guy is very clingy with me, and I've noticed the more I keep him close to me (either holding him or putting him in a carrier) the better he sleeps at night as well. Bottom line, cuddle that baby all you want!

cece3d · June 2015

Little Miss is like that. I use the moments I can put her down and she's content to do things. If she starts crying my 6 year old will go to her and talk to her while my two year old will pretend cry along with her and try to be louder than her. She'll either keep crying or she'll listen to them. My first two were dream babies with the second being just a little fussy at times, this one fusses all the time. My mom keeps telling me to put her down and let her learn to self smooth... She's 5 weeks old lady, we've got plenty of time for that! She sleeps on me most of the time because if I put her down she wakes up in a few minutes. Unless it's after 1am, then she's down for the night.

borntorun17 · June 2015

What about when you need to eat or pump or pee? Lol my LO screams when I put him down but sometimes I just can't hold him. I feel awful when he cries each time and j know he's too little for CIO but I have to put him down sometimes!

MrsWhiteToBe · June 2015

@ladyteach0505 neither will mine

supersarah77 · June 2015

Same here. I have him in a front carrier a lot. It's the Beco Gemini. I tried Moby but he has such strong neck muscles already he was flinging himself backward and almost falling out! What worked for DD doesn't necessarily work for him. I can pee wearing the front carrier, but I also have a bouncy seat in the bathroom which is where he sits when I'm in the shower. He does cry but there are times I just let him cry for a couple minutes. I have a toddler to manage, too, so sometimes they are both crying and it's unavoidable to have to choose one to attend to first. Just do your best!

racecarmom01 · June 2015

I know exactly how you feel! This sounds like my ds to a T! He hates the bouncer, swing and to be put down. Once he's sound asleep I put him down, and without fail, he wakes up 30 seconds later. It is exhausting and hard to get anything done. Using a carrier has helped but he will literally sleep all day if I do that, no happy medium

CordeliaD87 · June 2015

My LO was like this for a couple weeks, but now that he can focus more on objects, he is more content being in a bouncer or swing. Good luck to you all!

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