Not enjoying newborn stage
I feel so guilty because I am not enjoying this newborn stage like I feel like I “should”. I have a toddler and now a 10 week old and I guess in my head I had different expectations of how things would be. My baby really only wants to stay awake for an hour at a time (and she gets fussy pretty quickly) and then after that it’s a struggle to get her to contact nap for a bit… and then the process starts over. I feel like I don’t have enough to spend with both kids. I wish I was enjoying this more because this is the last kid we want to have and everyone says to “soak it in” but that just adds more pressure and makes me feel worse.
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I can relate to this. Love my kid but the newborn phase is hard! We are definitely surviving and not thriving over here!
In the same situation! I have a 2.5 year old and a 11 week old. It’s hard and I’m not enjoying this time like I did with my son. There’s times where I’ll finally get the newborn happy and napping, then my son needs something. It’s been much harder to balance than I expected. Just holding out faith that it gets better when my daughter can interact more with my son.
This is me exactly with a 3 year old and 10 week old
Same here! I have a 3yo and 10 week old. The newborn phase is not for me.
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Girl I’m right there with you. As much as I love my daughter, the newborn stage is absolutely not for me. Give yourself grace, just because you’ve done this before doesn’t mean it’s any easier. You’ve got this! Praying for you 🩷