Sleep deprived 😢

Our first 3 days were the hardest.. we are going into 2 weeks today and it does get better. Its like the body adjusts to the routine.. try to take it easy and give yourself a small break here and there to at least take a nice shower or small nap. A little nap goes a long way to be honest!

thank you 🥹🤍

It will pass. I would look to Cosleepy on Instagram for safe cosleeping advise (based on Dr James McKenna, the gold standard) because accidentally passing out somewhere unsafe like a couch or chair is far more dangerous. If you don’t have someone to hold him while you sleep, you need to look to your own health. If there’s another parent in the picture they could skin to skin hold the baby for a contact nap while you get some sleep, otherwise start here: https://www.instagram.com/p/CvFxjRMPBFO/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==

I accidentally fell asleep in a rocking chair when my son was a month old and it scared me so much. This time around I’m set up for safe cosleeping just in case so I have the option.

thank you so much!!

Also the position that mom is in is called the cuddle curl! It keeps you from rolling on baby and the baby from scooting up or down to somewhere unsafe. Good luck!!

I had this issue- I had a break down by the 3/4 night because of it so my husband held him for - few hours so I could sleep. It gets better but just try working on home being out down for naps during the day would be my suggestion. I loved holding my baby but I needed him to be ok laying down too

So first off the baby is going to cry no matter what. So swaddle the baby tight but not to tight. Take the hospital swaddle blankets and roll them up and create a womb in the bassinet what it’ll do is make the baby feel like he is still in youre womb. He’s getting way to used to you’re arms and that’s not good

I swear it’s like I was just writing this same post a couple weeks ago. Even though a few days had only passed it felt like this would be my new reality. I had multiple panic attacks the day I got home bc I was running on no sleep. I literally thought I was going insane. Now he’s a couple weeks old and it’s so much better! Everyone commented on my post about swaddling and white noise but I didn’t think it would work bc we had already tried. After those first few nights we started taking shifts in the night with him so if you have someone who is able to help you maybe try this if all else fails. We also have safe cosleeping a try. This worked because he wanted to be near us and liked the warmth but it was a little hard to sleep because I was scared I would roll over on him. Sometimes it is te only option though if you’re in need of sleep. Then we tried swaddling tight and white noise and it turns out he was just cold at night and liked the feeling of something wrapped around him.

He will be 2 weeks tmmr and he now only wakes up to feed every 3 hours. I also will pump occasionally (not sure if you’re bf at all but this helps me) I will make a bottle or two for the night and my husband will get up to feed him so I can have a couple more hours to sleep. Hope some of this helps! I know how hard it is in the beginning ❤️ Hope you’re able to get some sleep soon!!