Hi everyone — I know this has probably been asked a million times on here, but my wife and I are really struggling with getting our newborn to sleep on her own and could use some advice from people who’ve been through it.
Our daughter is a newborn and actually sleeps a lot overall (probably around 15–18 hours a day), but the problem is she’ll only stay asleep if one of us is holding her. The second we put her down in the bassinet or crib, she wakes up within 5 minutes almost every time.
Right now we’re surviving by taking shifts holding her so the other person can sleep, but with work coming back into the picture soon, we know that’s not going to be sustainable. We were also told that she really shouldn’t be sleeping in bed with us, so we’re trying hard to avoid creating unsafe sleep habits even though we’re exhausted.
Does anyone have tips, tricks, routines, products, or techniques that helped your newborn sleep independently in a crib or bassinet? Swaddling, white noise, warming the mattress first, specific sleep routines — we’re open to hearing anything that worked for you.
Also, if this is just a normal newborn phase, it’d honestly help to hear that too. First-time parents here and trying our best. Thanks in advance.