baby wont settle unless i am holding him

[Sammiejane]

I would have to say that i agree with what has already been written.

What sling have you got? Maybe it was not on correctly or you need a better one? Most slings are designed so that you shouldnt get a sore back.

Enjoy this time with your baby, the house work can wait... babies have limited ways of telling us what they need - the most effective one is crying and they do it for all sorts of reasons.

I also agree that one occasion of being held and rocked to sleep is exceptionally unlikely to form a habit at this stage?

Do you BF? My DD fell asleep on me BF pretty much every time i fed her and that was how she slept, it hasnt done her any harm, she goes to bed alone now and self settles fine. I was always told that feeding a baby to sleep would cause problems, but to me it seem irrational to wake a sleeping baby just beacuse they are not meant to fall asleep when feeding... the same would also be applied to a Bottle fed bubba.

Your baby just wants to know that his Mumma is still there to protect him Congratulations on your little mans arrival

[TaRhLi.]

My DD went through the same thing at about that age, she was always a self settler before then. There are wonder weeks occuring at approx 8 weeks and 12 weeks of age and you will find that your bub's become more clingly around that time.

I only had about a week of DD wanting to be held and rocked to sleep and now she is a fabulous sleeper, who sleeps between 13-14 hours at night and is a happy self settler.

[black_rose]

Ring slings are great, they don't have all the awkward straps to tighten and they aren't too expensice if you get one off ebay. I held both girls and they both settle on their own and did so of their own accord from about 6 months. The first few weeks are all about bonding and getting to know each other enjoy the cuddles and get the housework done later.