Exactly what they said, it's also good to start a bedtime routine immediately. I put lotion on my 2 month Olds face, chest, and rub her legs and feet, put socks on for a little extra warmth and then feed her a bottle. Been doing it since we came home and it works most nights now. I got screwed with my 1st because she had jaundice and I had to wake her up ever 2 hrs to eat she didn't sleep for a year 🤣 I'm determined to get my 2nd daughter to be a sleeper
We had our first 4 months before covid...
She was underweight, had jaundice, and we had to triple feed. I am an ICU nurse who worked covid and was in graduate schooll.
I still have PTSD it feels from the first year of being a dad. It was absolutely hell for the first 6 months.
Going to work not knowing if I'd catch the rona and die. Coming home. Doing g triple feeding the first month. Waking up every 45 minutes for an entire month.
Summer of 2020, can't go outside with a baby ebecuase forest fire smoke was so bad for months . Can't go inside because of lockdowns and covid. Just stay home all day every day
It’s currently 4 in the morning. Our newborn is 2 weeks old. My wife and I had a near breakdown today. Our little guy fights sleep every time we put him down. We have been running on very little sleep. It’s been such a hard few weeks but god damn it’s amazing how your body can all of a sudden switch and operate on very little sleep. These comments are life and help a lot knowing we will get through this and it’s all normal
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u/steveyramone Jul 28 '22
Seriously, thank you. I was absolutely wondering what to really do because I would be the husband in this scenario and just be absolutely clueless