re: Can a six week old baby cry because it wants to be held by you?

I got a 2 week old that won’t sleep. She’s been doing good, but today she wants the tit, then to be held - while standing - while moving - while simultaneously patting her butt. Getting that cardio in

I have a two person sample (my kids) to speak from

Put them on a regular schedule. Be flexible but feeding at regular intervals gives the baby some routine. Eat, play, nap, repeat

I’m going off memory but the 5’s actually work. (Swaddle, swing, shush, suck, and side).

I swaddled the shite out of my kids and they were sleeping thru the night at 6-7 weeks in their own bed. We never needed to let them cry it out until they were a few months old. Regressions happen but stick to the plan.

Everything is a phase!!!

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At 6 weeks old don't let her cry it out, IMO. Just rock her and lay her in her bassinet or whatever you are using.

Also know his. As much advice that can be given there is about a 100% that it wont help

Every baby is so different. My first born wanted to be held until he fell asleep every night. When we had our second i was about ready to return him because i thought he was broken. Our issue is that we tried doing the exact same thing/things that worked so well with our first. Our second just turned 2 last month. I can count on my fingers the amount of times he has fallen asleep in our arms. He wants no part of that shite. I put him down each night. I will rock him then he shifts and lays his head on my shoulder i know he is ready to be laid down. He will fall asleep 10-15 minutes later. But man our first if you tried putting him down 5 seconds before he nodded off the whole house was going to hear it lol.

My second spent his first 32 days in the NICU and we think that may be why he sleeps the way he does. Because of NICU nurses dont "overhold" them. So maybe he became an independent sleeper because of that?

I want to say we did the "moms on call" sleep schedule.

Good luck, you can get through it. Enjoy it. Enjoy every sweet second of it.

Let that baby fall asleep in your arms and cherish the moment.

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It probably means she is just starting to realize that LSU will never be this good ever again. tRant will sounds just like her after football season starts.

OK so I am a father of 7. All babies cry from time to time for attention, it is a learned/instinctual survival thing.

What we did with ours was when they were not crying we held them a lot. The thinking was the more we hold them for "no reason" the less they are likely to cry to be held. It seemed to work, all of our children slept in their own beds from day 1 and most were sleeping from 11p to 5a by six weeks or so.

Keep her alive. The rest will work itself out over time. You'll get through this and sleep again eventually (while also learning to function on less sleep).