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If it works, go for it. It's not going to work forever. But you gotta do what makes life better for you at each stage.

@Danizaur: Will he sleep in the swing even if it isn't on? M used to sleep in a PNP next to our bed but usually if she woke anytime after 4am she would not go back to sleep in it and so DH would sleep on the couch and M would sleep in the swing. She finally started sleeping in the PNP all night around 8 weeks.

I was never comfortable with her in our bed either. I think even the if the PNP is safer than the swing, the swing is safer than your bed with all the pillows and blankets.

Does your PNP have a newborn sleeper? Maybe try that - our LO loves the swing and the newborn sleeper of the PNP.

Agree with the Rock 'n' play. It was really a life saver for us because we could rock M to sleep and then not to have to transfer her to another surface and it cradled her well.

If you do decide to go with the swing I think it's ok at 2 weeks. I think that in the first 8 weeks or so you have to do whatever you can so that you can all get some sleep. After that you can start worrying about bad habits. We still used the rock'n'play after 8 weeks but we would rock it less and less until she could go to sleep without the movement.

Good luck! Newborn sleep is tough

It was similar for us but I made a rule not to do the swing at night. It might be okay as long as lo is in different positions during the day like tummy time or vertical tummy time. Spine development was my concern. It might be okay as long as lo gets breaks, as in the baby is only in there for a couple of hours and then eats and gets to stretch. Just my personal opinion after research. The younger the baby, the more concerned I was with spine development. I also do not leave baby in carseats unless we are in the car. (It was posted all over my ob office when I was pregnant.)

@Danizaur: Does LO nap in other places throughout out the day? That may help ease some of the night issues if he can get used to naps in other places (crib, floor, PnP, swing, etc).

I agree with PPs that if you're not comfortable with him in bed and following all the cosleeping recommendations then it's a good idea to skip that. I hope you can find a "happy place" for him soon.

We didn't let him sleep in a swing even though he slept great in it for naps, but we did let him sleep in a rock 'n play regularly for the first month or so! I hear conflicting information about that too, but I felt more comfortable doing that than a swing... I don't know, something about the swaying motion all night long didn't sit well with me. I saw the rock 'n play more like an elevated bassinet. We shifted his head often to make sure he wasn't just always in one position.

Man this is causing flashbacks. Some things that worked for us (sometimes) at that age:
- Swaddling with two swaddles - first a Miracle Blanket, then A&A (I think the warmth helped and our doc said it was ok as long as he wasn't in really warm PJs and the room temp was around 68)
- Rock N Play as others have suggested
- Bouncing vigorously (with head well supported) on the exercise ball for like 15-20 minutes until he was deep asleep and then verrry carefully transferring to the crib
- Taking shifts - I would go to bed as soon as LO did while my husband did dishes, cleaned etc. Basically the hope was that in the 12-hour stretch between 7 and 7, we could each hope to get at least 7 hours. He would also get the baby, change his diaper and bring him to me to nurse.

Basically we just tried a bunch of things for a few weeks until we either figured it out or he just naturally grew into a better sleeper (probably a combo). It's all about survival and I wouldn't hesitate to use the swing if needed. Maybe you could try the PnP first and if it's not happening, then use the swing for that stretch of night (not necessarily all night).

Another vote for the RnP! Although I guess the swing accomplishes the same thing if you turn off the movement. Whatever works at that stage...you guys need to sleep! (Although I'm kinda anti co-sleeping for safety reasons, a lot of people swear by that, too.)

Why not just let him sleep in the crib? C hated the PnP, I didn't want to buy yet another piece of gear... So she went in her crib at 2 weeks old.

Honestly, I don't regret it. It cuts out that whole transition altogether and I think makes life easier. She napped in her swing until she was like 4 months old, but she was in the crib at night and is a great sleeper.

@Danizaur: could you make Mrs. Blue's meat in the crib? MYbe he wants the tightness but this way he gets use to the crib and you don't have to buy anything else.

DD slept fine in her PnP at night until three months. She always napped in her swing (seriously until like eight months!). So at three months we started letting her sleep in her swing all night and she would sleep 12 hours straight (until the four month regression hit, anyway). I think it's safe so long as baby's strapped in, and so long as the swing is reclined.

A lot of good info on swing sleeping here, including an interview with Dr. Karp (Happiest Baby on the Block author and paediatrician): http://www.troublesometots.com/baby-swings-work-and-i-can-prove-it/

We weaned off the swing for nighttime by 5.5 months by following the plan on Troublesome Tots. And we weaned off for naps by eight months. I say do what you need to do to get some sleep!

At this young of an age, I think you gotta do what you gotta do. My LO slept in his swing at night sometimes. At one point we had the swing in our room, bouncy chair and pack n play. We would move him around from various places trying to see where he would sleep. lol He slept in the swing a little bit but maybe like 1-2 hours at a time since he was waking up so much at night. I think we only had the swing in our room for a few weeks but DS preferred sleeping in his bouncy chair.

DD slept in her bouncy seat for the first few days/weeks until we could get her used to the PnP--I think it felt a bit more cozy than more open expanse of the PnP. I don't think you can really form bad sleep habits until they are older and in the early days, I am a big believer of whatever works!