Just coming in to say congratulations on your new arrival and to encourage you to trust your instincts. Babies thrive on contact with their parents and they don't have the capacity to soothe themselves yet. SOME babies seem better at switching off than others. DS is an example of this, he is able to just nod off to sleep on the change table etc, but DD would NEVER do this...on the flip side, DD loved noise and attention, wheras DS likes it slow and quiet (so he is harder to take out).

All children are different and each child tells you how they need to be parented. Why not relax and get to know your little one first? They call the first 12 weeks the fourth trimester, because babies need constant feeding and close contact.

Good luck, and enjoy falling in love with your little one! My DS is only 7.5 weeks and I am already missing those early, early days *sigh*