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Also, you mention you have no village that makes motherhood so much harder and lonelier. I really recommend looking into a MOMCO group near you. It’s been a wonderful place where I have met mamas of all backgrounds and it so wonderful to have adult conversation and gain friendships! https://www.themom.co/find-a-meetup https://www.themom.co/about Good luck! You are doing great and I promise it DOES get easier.
I definitely overstand your post!!! Im with you sister. Im going through this now with my 5 week old baby.. stay strong.
@Christie thank you for that
@Christie it’s okay and honestly it’s getting easier and I do usually lay her down by 9 after she eats and she does still wake up to eat every 3 hrs
@Erica thank you and it will a be okay for both of us
I feel you. Honestly, having dad go on baby duty for a few hours in the evening before he goes to bed has been amazing. I can shower and get a 2-4 hour nap that gets me through the night. My little one is 7 weeks old and has day/night confusion. Plus, she is also a Velcro baby who I’m transitioning to her bassinet instead of co or contact sleeping. So, we don’t get to sleep until the wee hours of the morning (3-7 am). Additionally, my fiancé has started having daddy daughter days, where he takes her for the majority of the day during one of his days off, so I can do things that I want/ need to do. He brings her to me when she needs to eat and then takes her when she is done, so I can get back to my projects. Having a supportive dad when he is not working has been so helpful.
@Jenni O I hope for that to happen honestly not getting any sleep so I’ll try to sleep a couple hrs when he gets off of work and I’m glad you age that
@Jennifer I feel that. You’ve got this, mama
So sorry mama 😢 it truly depends on the baby on how nights go but it does get easier! Everyone experiences isn’t the same so I could say it gets easier in “x” amount of time but that doesn’t mean that’s exactly how it will go for you. I will say once you start to understand your baby and their rhythm it gets easier and I think it’s closer to 3-6 months. I would start a bedtime routine if you haven’t already . My newborn is 4 weeks old and we started bedtime routine (dim lights/lights off, white noise machine, bathtime, lotion, sleep sack, read book, and nurse) when she was 2 weeks old. We did the same with my oldest and she has always been a wonderful sleeper and my newborn now is only waking once or twice at night. I also really focus on breastfeeding every two hours during the day so she is full when it comes to night time and she isn’t trying to make up for it multiple times at night.