Baby won’t sleep in her bassinet. Any tips?

Question

I have a one week old who will only sleep when she’s being held.  When I try to transfer her to her bassinet she wakes up within 2 minutes and starts crying.  I know she’s fed and has a clean diaper so that’s not the issue.  I can’t get anything done unless someone is home with me and I feel that she’s too young to cry it out.
Any tips would be appreciated!

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Mine was like that for the first 8 weeks, I attempted the bassinet around 3-4 times a night but wasn't super firm about it. From 2 months she started sleeping 4-5 hours in her bassinet. At 3-4 months we were getting 7-8 hours then she'd wake and go down for another 2-3 hours. We've just hit the 4 month sleep regression so we're back to waking every 2-3 hours but hopefully she'll go back to what we were doing before.

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You dont have to let her cry it out, just do repetition. Put her down when she’s asleep, pick her back up when she wakes up and put her back down as soon as she falls asleep. It might take it little while it’ll work. 
Or you could use a swing but that will encourage the need for motion in order to sleep

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I use a heat pack. Warm it and put it in the swaddle in the bassinet. Then remove it and put baby in swaddle. It really helps the transition from holding baby against your warm body to putting him/her in bassinet!

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Put a warm pack in the bassinet before she goes in and leave it next to her for a few minutes. Just take it out if your not watching her. Works wonders for my daughter

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I have to swaddle my baby, play white noise, and have her bassinet way mattress dressed tightly in my shirt. Also, I don’t wait long to put her down.

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Have you tried a wrap? I know it won’t solve the long term problem but might give you a little break throughout the day to get some things done.

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Try white noise and warming the bassinet up before putting them down. Swaddling helps too. 
If they aren’t crying just leave babe there. Grunts and noises are ok and repetition helps

Baby won’t sleep in her bassinet. Any tips?

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