Is it normal?

I felt really anxious too and it was over what kind of night I was going to have! My baby is 4 months old (second child) and I still get anxious a night. Not as bad as what it was! Once you get into a bit of a routine with the feeding, the feeling will pass / get easier! Xxx

It’s very normal. With my eldest daughter I always dreaded nighttime as I never knew if she would sleep or if she would be awake the whole night.

I’m still the same with my 3 month old son but not as bad as I was with my daughter as *touch wood* he’s been having much better nights sleeps compared to what my daughter had when she was younger x

Yes! This is normal. I find having my own routine and planning for a bad night helps. I have a snack plate for energy. I start with an apple, rice cakes, dates/dried fruit then if I'm up after 3am I move over to some dark chocolate and mint imperials to suck on. Every snack is a different sensory thing to help keep me awake and sane. I have my 2l drinks bottle with squash handy. I then choose the TV I'll watch on my phone in advance. I've binged ER, the pitt, Mayfair witches in my to go are Merlin and we are liars. It helps my 10 year old will help with my plate and drink and I know at 5am I can hand him off to my bd but this is only till Saturday then he leaves, as we aren't together and he's been helping me due to a C-section. The anxiety for that is way more but my own routine and coping mechanisms are important. I will also as a last resort opt for a formula as while I am majority of time exclusively breast feeding I supplemented to begin with. Message if you need someone to talk to as your up at night

Oh my gosh so glad to hear other people get the nighttime niggles as we call them! When my baby was around 2 weeks I’d cry when 6pm hit because I was so nervous for our night!