You can try putting a shirt you wore with him and maybe try laying him down and leave a hand on him? It also can help if you heat up a towel or something for them

my son won't sleep in his bassenet either he was in the nicu for 5 days but I don't think that has anything to do with it I co sleep with him right next to me but don't put anything around him and give him a lot of space it works for us he sleeps from 11-5 and its the only way he will sleep that long

@milosmommy12-15, I let my son sleep in bed with me or in his swing. He hates his bassinet. I just put him right beside me and he likes sleeping in my arm. That way whenever he moves I know and wake up. I'm a light sleeper though. You could try that. He sleeps so much better

@milosmommy12-15, you can try maybe using like a swaddler blanket. It may help him feel more comforted. It is supposed to remind them of the womb? Maybe that would help?

me too it like breaks my heart when she shrieks as of she's getting hurt. 😯 your welcome anytime :) @milosmommy12-15

im going to see if that will work because so tired of him not getting his sleep! and it kills me to hear him scream bloody murder when he is alone in his bassinet thank you so much for the advice@newmom14

me too also if you have a Boppy pillow your baby can sleep on that I heard that's safe and I tried it a few times with my baby and she was asleep for like 3 hours on it :) @milosmommy12-15

@newmom14, thank you i am definitely going to see if this may work! hopefully it does i have just heard so many tragic stories on co sleeping and sids accidents😞

@kenyaaluv, thats exactly how my son is!! he wont sleep anywhere else.ive tried it all but no luck he just cries till he can hardly breath! im a first time mom and i just want whats best for him

my baby was born one day early but she's the same way just wants to sleep in my chest. I am a light sleeper and don't move in my sleep a lot so she'll Co sleep with me until she's in a deep sleep. what I do since I'm scared of course sleeping also is I let her lye on my chest and fall asleep into a deep sleep. while I stay awake. and then I slowly transfer her to her crib. try that and see if that helps.

@milosmommy12-15,

Yes, I do. I tend to get afraid of sleeping with him on my chest, but it's like I know he's there and as soon as he moves I know it even in my sleep. I've tried everything. He doesn't like sleeping in his swing, in his crib and it becomes so frustrating because he just cries and cries.

@kenyaaluv, do you.co sleep with your baby if so how has it been for you?!! im afraid to try it but definitely need some.sleep myself

My baby was in the nicu 5 days. That's exactly how he sleeps, on my chest and won't sleep anywhere else. I think he slept by himself maybe twice. I'm trying to break the habit, but he gets so frustrated.

thank you and yeah im little scared to even try😒

Just be careful with co sleeping especially if you sleep hard

@mrssabby, ooo no we never did that and yeah I've seen them at target but we tried the comforting sounds and even white noise but no luck so far I want to try to co sleep but have heard so many negative things

@milosmommy12-15, it like skin to skin but you put, then in your shirt, you ever heard of a ️mommy bear, they cost about 20-30 bucks they play sounds if the wound which is comforting to babies

@mrssabby, no what is kangaroo care? and my son is a term baby he just stopped breathing 2 hours after he was born😢 so he went thru alot of test to see why that was i literally dont know what to do

i cant get my baby to lay down for the life of me and i have no idea what to do im scared to co sleep but im considering it, because neither of us is getting enough sleep?

Did u do kangaroo care with him? If so that's why preemies needs lots of attention and because they were early having them closer comforts them cause they like to hear your heart beat

I personally havent been through your situation, my daughter actually preferred for me to lay her down (boo, because i really wanted to hold her every second). My advice would be to hold him, and give him all your motherly love. If you have errands to run or begin to feel sleepy you might want to try putting him in a chest harness if available.