Need advice on gently getting baby to sleep in a co-sleeper
Hey everyone, Me and baby have been bedsharing since birth. We usually sleep chest-to-chest or in the cuddle curl. Mostly chest because I just can’t stay on my side all night without my arm or back hurting 😭
During the day he only contact naps, either on me or in the carrier. Basically, he does not like sleeping on anything that’s not me. I get it, it’s natural, and I love the snuggles too and don’t mind bedsharing. He also had a lot of tummy cramps early on, so lying flat on his back never worked for long. This was the only way for us all to sleep.
Now that he’s getting older and more mobile (and will be going to daycare soon), I’d like to help him learn to sleep separately from me, mostly for safety and practicality. I’d love for him to start using his co-sleeper, gently, without any cry-it-out.
The issue is that he doesn’t let me comfort him in the crib. He just wants to be picked up, which usually wakes him up completely. No matter how long I wait to transfer him, after a minute or two he’s awake again.
So what do I do? Right now it feels like an impossible task to let him sleep on anything othet than me. He is 10weeks btw, is he maybe too young to start doing this? I just don’t like a lot of the methods out there to let babies sleep alone. I’m fine sleeping together at night just naps in his cosleepr during day time would be nice, i just have no idea how to start it without him being upset.
Posted Nov 1, 2025, 7:55 PM UTC