My newborn is a nightmare to put to sleep!?

Question

So I realize now that it shouldn't take 2 hours to put a 5 week old to sleep. We started some bad habits (needing to be walked around to sleep) so I think that's the biggest problem is that he needs the movement. Anyways my body can't handle walking around for hours while he sleeps so now it takes 2 hours to put him down. Half the struggle I'm sure is that he's overtired.

Tips to help transition him back to his crib asap before I go crazy lol.

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Halo swaddle did wonders for us! Started out getting 5 solid hours the first night we used it!!!! Also put a box fan against the wall for the noise!!!  Now my 15 week old is still swaddled and sleeping 7-8 hours a night constantly for weeks now! Good luck!

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Read about the 4th trimester. Baby needs to be close to you. Try skin to skin and make a dark, quiet soothing environment. You can start a bedtime routine now, a simple one like a Bath or massage, song then nurse or bottle. I would also make sure baby isn't overstimulated... the day should naturally go from quiet to active quiet to active. Also look up awake times for the age and make sure baby is asleep before that time is up.

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Do you swaddle?  do you use white noise? The thing is a newborn doesn't really have nights and days consolidated yet and trying to put them on a schedule or put them to bed at a certain time is just going to be frustrating.... it took me a week of pulling my hair out to realize that even though I was ready for bed at 8/9, my baby wasn't ready til like 11-12! So I stopped fighting it and let her stay up until she was ready. They go through so many phases of sleep, just try to get through it as best you can. I also highly recommend the book "the happiest baby on the block"- tons of tips for sleep and getting through the 4th tri!

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Start a routine if sorts so baby knows bedtime is approaching. Now we bathe my daughter everynight after she eats, around the 6pm hour. She doesn't get out down until between 8,and 9 but she eats again after her bath we play for a few and wind down. Then I go to her room with her and feed her once more and lay her down as she is falling asleep. She does awesome and sleeps thru the night and had since 9 days old.

We also have a sound machine that has a star projection that I use and after her bath I prepare her room for night time..ie, close the curtains, turn the sou d machine on, but light off lamp on.  Soft voices no stimulating toys.   We also use the halo swaddle, she's almost too big for it:(

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My daughter is the same. She just started taking naps not walking and not being held last week at 8 weeks old. My best advice is that it will happen eventually! Take heart!

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