Nights

It gets better! It’s extremely common to be terrified of nights, I asked a lot of other moms because I was getting the worst feeling of doom around nights as the day would go on, but I’m about 8 weeks PP now & feel a LOT better about it. What helped me was knowing how normal it can be, finding a show that I only let myself watch overnight during feeds, getting myself some really nice new PJs to feel excited about wearing, & making a non negotiable morning routine (an iced chai and oatmeal) that I could look forward to during the hard moments overnight. Hang in there 🫶🏼 and feel free to message overnight, lots of us are probably awake too!

My husband was home for 2 weeks then had to go back to work, and he works out of town Mon-Fri. So it was just me for 5 days. I get it. As my baby is getting older, she only wakes up once a night. It might help to get some ready to feed formula for night feedings so it doesnt take so long. I have started doing that and it helps a lot with her not having to wait and overall taking less time of being awake. You got this, momma ❤️

I love the idea of ready-to-feed as Julianna mentioned.

If that’s not possible, Could you bring the stuff to your room and do it in there at night? We had a mini fridge in our room and it worked well for us for nursing and pumping and stuff. I would imagine being able to heat formula up there would be helpful.

Sometimes I brought a yeti/water bottle full of boiled water at night. And put the bottle in that to fridge milk in for a few minutes before I fed him. Though my son would drink frozen, cold, warm milk. From bottle or breast etc. He wasn’t particularly picky lol.

I’m also a strong advocate that husbands can still help at night even when they are back to work. He could heat up a bottle while you care for your kid or vice versa.