The Failed Transfer Is Not a Failure
You've been told to put your baby down drowsy but awake. You've been told you need to break the habit early. The assumption underneath all of it: if you can't transfer, you're failing. You're not.
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Babies who only sleep when held aren't broken — they're biologically normal. What you need to know.
You've been told to put your baby down drowsy but awake. You've been told you need to break the habit early. The assumption underneath all of it: if you can't transfer, you're failing. You're not.
You've tried the bum-first transfer. The warm mattress trick. The slow-motion creep away from the cot. And your baby's eyes still snap open like a motion sensor. You're starting to wonder if they'll go to university still sleeping on your chest. They won't.
Your baby sleeps beautifully in your arms and wakes the moment they hit the mattress. Three overlapping biological systems explain exactly why — and none of them are your fault.