Anyone else hating the newborn phase second time around?

I tell you what, if my second was my first I’d probably only have one child
I love my second so much obviously, but when I say she screams every second she is awake I mean literally every second and this has been going on from day 2 of her being here and she’s now almost a month old
I am losing the plot, I am exhausted, my first born is being so good about it all thank god because if I was her I’d be begging to send the baby back 🫠😭
I cannot wait for these newborn colic days to be gone and I feel so guilty about it but I am honestly having such a shit time compared to my first

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I feel like I could have written this. I’m struggling this time around too, and I feel guilty because when I was pregnant I promised myself I’m going to enjoy the newborn phase.

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Were currently 4wks in and I count down the days for when it will get easier, I dread the nights atm as ebf and doing wakeups solo. Relieved toddler is ok and not being a nightmare 🫠

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I really wanted to enjoy the newborn stage but my toddler is being a nightmare and especially at night! I can feed baby and then soo bad he goes to sleep my toddler is awake for hours on end and refuses to go back to sleep then baby wakes up again for a feed with toddler still awake and kicking off 😂 very tired mummy here 😂

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In struggling with what feels like everything at the moment. I’m 14 weeks pregnant with my first baby after 3 miscarriages previously so I’m elated to finally have made it to my second trimester but I just feel like I’m failing. I’m constantly nauseous and so I can’t face eating, when I eat I’m sick 8/10, I’m struggling to drink enough water and hit my protein and just nutrition is out of the window completely.
I’ve received my bloods back from my dating scan and my PAPP-A is low and I just don’t know what I can do to fix it or make it better I just feel like I’ve already failed and my poor baby is suffering because I’m just not looking after myself 😭
Just feeling really down at the moment and wondering when I’ll ever enjoy this pregnancy I have prayed for for so long. I don’t have any friends and especially mam friends to turn to and just feeling a little lost with it all. Please tell me I’m not the only one and it will get better 🥹♥️

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Exclusive breastfeeding…

What keeps you going??

I’m really not enjoying it as much as I did last time. I know it’s best & has tons of benefits but I’m sooooo tired, she’s sicky after every feed and pooing every time I feed her. Which means almost every outfit needs washing as it’s either got sick on or poo on 🙈

It just feels so much … as well as trying to carve out time with my son during the day.. last night she fed every 1.5 hours 😴😴

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self settling

my baby boy is 7 months old and can’t self settle, he has to always be rocked to sleep or i have to hold a dummy in his mouth and stroke his face for a good 30 minutes to get him to sleep. does anyone have any tips to help with him self settling? i don’t want to do cry it out method

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Hand expressing

Hi, can anyone tell me any tips or tricks for hand expressing?
I tried the other day but didn’t know if I was doing it right. I’m 37 weeks but also know that it’s possible to not get any and it doesn’t mean your milk won’t be there when baby arrives. I just wanted to hear any advice on people that maybe managed to do it as a first time mum??
I did it for a little bit the other day and managed to just get a bit of glazing over my nipple. I want to try doing it again.
Any help would be appreciated

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🗓️ Any advice would be great 🫶🏼

Hey mamas 😊

I’m a first time mama to a beautiful baby girl (3months tomoro) and was hoping to get some insight.
My baby girl sleeps amazing but only on me, my chest and I’ve tried laying her down on her back but she wakes instantly every time. So at night it’s very challenging, even throughout the day all her naps are on me as she wakes if I put her down. My baby girl doesn’t like a swaddle, she escapes and her arms just fight it lol

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In the 4 month trenches…

Hit 4 months yesterday and since then my LO has been fighting naps, needing the dummy constantly replaced in her mouth and is grumpy as hell.

I think this is the dreaded 4 month regression or maybe teething.

Send help 😫

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