Structuring Days with Baby

Hi Mommas! I’m a new, first time mom to a beautiful baby girl who will be 4 weeks old tomorrow.

Time has flown by, and for the last 3 weeks, my husband has been home with us on paternity leave. He returned to work on Tuesday, worked from home yesterday, but will be in office today and tomorrow.

I’m only home with baby the rest of this week and the following 2 more weeks, and am trying to figure out how to structure our days together, knowing that everything will be in flux again when I return to work again.

I’m usually up with little one very early in the mornings, and then she’ll nap for a few hours, wake, eat, and sleep again. I have anxieties about leaving the room once she does fall asleep because we had a medical scare last week when she was 18 days old that landed us in the ER and she had to be helicoptered to a hospital for a 3-day stay. She’s ok, but I worry about another scare.

How does everyone structure their days with their newborns? I’m thinking I’d like to incorporate walks when it’s nice out, and maybe some time on the floor where she can kick her little legs and play as much as an almost 4 week old can play ☺️. Today will be the first day that I’m home alone with her all day without visits from family, or with my husband’s help.

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Hi Alexis, I’m sorry about your little one’s medical scare. I totally understand why you feel nervous following it.

About your question, since my 5 month old was born, I just kinda follow his needs throughout the day. I take him for walks in the morning before it’s too hot, have him take naps when he gets tired (around 2.5 hours wake window for his age) and give him floor time to play too! Usually I rest in bed when he’s napping unless there’s something I have to get done 😊 hope that helps.

Thank you, Chloe! Are you up late/early with your little one? I’ve been up with little Charlie Girl for about 4.5 hours, and even managed about an hour nap while she blissfully sleeps. I call that a Mom Win!

I think that we are going to go for a few walks today, just to break up the day. Fresh air tends to put her right to sleep. My aunt visited us yesterday and she mentioned that my grandmother, whom our daughter is named after, used to take her babies out every single day for a walk - it didn’t matter the weather!

My little one still gets up in the night for feeds, and sometimes it’s hard for me to go back to sleep so I check peanut lol!

That’s so special she’s named after your grandmother! I hope you enjoy your walks today.

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