Will this baby ever sleep in the bassinet?

Sleep

New dad of a 6 week old here. And I’m typing this on hour 2 of trying to get her to sleep in her bassinet so I can maybe get a 30 minute nap. This little girl refuses to sleep in a bassinet for any extended period of time. Every now and then we’ll get one night a week where she’s really tired and we’ll get a 4 hour window. But other than that it’s about 15-20 mins max before she wakes up fussing to be held. We try everything. The heating pad, white noise, even my wife’s shirt. Is there anything else we can do or is this just reality at this point? Please tell me there’s a light at the end of the tunnel?

Posted Apr 8, 2026, 2:50 AM UTC

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