6 weeks in. When does it feel easier?

My little girl has just turned 6 weeks and we've had a really difficult last week due to her growth spurt/ development leap. She refused to nap during the day including contact naps, doesnt settle in the pram so we can't go out anywhere, breastfeeds what feels like 24/7 and has spent just over a week constantly fussing. Today has been better, we've managed to get her to contact nap and she did her first 4 hour block of sleep last night which hopefully is her coming to the end of the super fussy period!

My question is, when does this feel like it becomes more manageable or like I dont have a baby attached to me literally 24/7? I dont mind the contact naps at all but I cant do anything or go out anywhere, I'm always stuck indoors trying to get her to nap. Will I ever get 5 minutes to have some kind of evening to myself without trying to soothe her to sleep?

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I’m here with you, 6 weeks next Monday! I’ve heard many women say it got easier between 8-12 weeks. But every baby is different 🫣

My little one is just over 4 weeks old, it wasn't until I started monitoring his day time naps I realized how little he napped during the day. He slept okay at night- couple of 2 .5/3 hour stints but during the day he would just feed (bottle), cry, puke rinse repeat but realized he wanted comfort so introduced a dummy and he's napping more

Do you have a white noise machine? We were against it but Ewan the sheep has been a lifesaver too, combined with the dummy has made sleeping easier and quicker with much less screaming 😅
We're using Mam dummies- not sure if they're recommended or not but he likes them but of course they each have personal taste 🤣

Have you tryed a baby carrier so least you can get some jobs done or even go for a walk. When we have an unsettled lo and he wont go down I tend to put him in carrier so I can get on with my day xxx

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