Our Baby is 3 weeks old tomorrow. I havent slept for longer than 3 hours since he was born. Other parents - Please tell me it gets better (and very soon) im falling asleep at my desk.
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It gets better, but you've got a lot more weeks of the same to go.
Top tip - get the baby in it's own room as soon as possible. -
Sorry - No 2 son 30 months old, still waking up 2-3 times per night.
Congratulations - fatherhood is one of the best feelings in the world - even with sleep deprivation.Beer
is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy.
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Originally posted by Coalman View PostSorry - No 2 son 30 months old, still waking up 2-3 times per night.
Congratulations - fatherhood is one of the best feelings in the world - even with sleep deprivation.Comment
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How did you arrange the night time duties?
My partner is at home full time but its exhausting for her as it is so i am helping out with overnight feeds, nappy changes, cooking dinner....Comment
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do you and the missus not share the workload???
our kid was probably on a 4 hour schedule
so I would do the late night feed - between say 10pm and midnight
missus did the 2-4am stint then I did the 6-8 am stint
we managed but mainly because my missus was going to bed at 8 ish in the evening and effectively slept when baby slept and woke when baby woke
if she ain't doing that and she is expecting you to earn the money and look after the baby give her a kick in the jack danny.Comment
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Originally posted by DimPrawn View PostI'd suggest you son is not comfortable. Too hot or cold, not enough ventillation in the room or you need to try a different set of bedding and matress.
FYI the crying is all day too. We wind him loads but it could be more wind or even the SMA may be too strong for him...Comment
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Originally posted by original PM View Postdo you and the missus not share the workload???
our kid was probably on a 4 hour schedule
so I would do the late night feed - between say 10pm and midnight
missus did the 2-4am stint then I did the 6-8 am stint
we managed but mainly because my missus was going to bed at 8 ish in the evening and effectively slept when baby slept and woke when baby woke
if she ain't doing that and she is expecting you to earn the money and look after the baby give her a kick in the jack danny.
yeah we are sharing but both exhausted. Will have to work out a decent schedule me thinks. Have been going to bed at mid night. My own fault really.Comment
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having re-read my post it does come across as a bit heartless!
so apologies for that
some children cry, some do not.
what you do need to try and do though is get a routine -especially for the night feeds
ours went something like this
baby wakes up, feed, burp, change nappy, put back to bed - if baby cries as long as you are sure that baby is clean, burped and fed you need to ignore
however during the day you need to vary it so it becomes
baby wakes up, feed, burp, change nappy, playtime, let baby fall asleep naturally and put back in cot.
you do need to try and vary the day/night routine so the baby understands that when it is dark outside it is time to sleep!
not easy I know but it did work for us.
by the way does your child have a dummy?
good luck!Comment
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Originally posted by DimPrawn View PostI'd suggest you son is not comfortable. Too hot or cold, not enough ventillation in the room or you need to try a different set of bedding and matress.Beer
is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy.
Benjamin FranklinComment
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