Noisy Sleepers 🫩

Any fellow FTMs struggling to sleep because their baby is SO noisy?

My little one grunts, squirms, squeaks, and makes all sorts of sounds all night long if he is in his next to me. It’s keeping me awake! I will just be settling down and he will make a loud grunt and I’m wide awake again, the only way I’m getting sleep is if he sleeps on my chest because then he doesn’t make a sound!

How do you manage to sleep through the newborn noises? Any tips or reassurance appreciated! 💕

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Head smacking

My 13 month old has started smacking himself on the head. It’s usually when he’s frustrated but he’s never done it before. Anyone else’s doing this and any possible idea why?!

Have I been going through postpartum

I’ve always assumed that I haven’t gone through postpartum because I haven’t had any super emotional experiences, at least not different from moments I’ve had pre-baby😂. My boyfriend is very helpful towards me with things I (heavy emphasis on I) need, snacks, making sure I have what I need for the house/baby, but he doesn’t help with diapers or feeding/bathing our son. He doesn’t brush his teeth or change his clothes and I’ve been understanding because he works and I’m always home with the baby. It’s very tiring though and I feel like I’m never off the clock. I wouldn’t say it makes me sad but I’ve always kind of felt defeated in that aspect because when we talk about it he says he’ll help out more but I don’t think he knows how to truly help me with the baby in ways that will be relieving for me. It makes me like very angry but because I’m not confrontational I’ll normally just swallow it and let it go. Idk if this could be a form of postpartum or just trails and tribulations of first time parents, what yall think?

Bath

Hi ladies I’m 8 days postpartum after having a c section just wondered when people started too have baths? Just cautious as I’ve been avoiding getting it directly wet in the shower 🥹

Postpartum relationship resentment

My daughter is 8 weeks old and I’ve started to really struggle with my relationship, my husband goes to work every day and I’m starting to just resent how much freedom he still has and how his life hasn’t really changed. Whilst I know he loves her so much I just feel like I carry all of the mental load of everything to do with her. Whenever he makes plans with his friends I feel angry with him and then I realise I’m being unfair and feel like a bad person.. is this normal and will it get better?

Am I overreacting?

I am a part of a mom group that it's called stay at home moms unfiltered. I posted about how I was tired of my baby yelling at me and they assumed it was me saying I'm tired of my baby. If I was why is that wrong? Being tired of them and loving them are two different things. I wouldn't normally share that but this is a supposedly unfiltered group....I don't get it.

Is it normal?

My 2-year-old boy likes to scratch our faces when he’s upset, such as when we pick him up from an activity he’s enjoying. Is this normal?