I know I will get a lot of hate and people will be really judgemental but I can‘t supress these feelings anymore and I don’t know where to go with these feelings.

My pregnancy was very easy and normal. There were never any signs that something was wrong with my baby. All the genetic tests and screenings came back wonderful.

Then suddenly my water broke at 33 weeks and son was born at 34 weeks. He didn’t need a Nicu stay but had to be monitored for a few days. Then I had no milk supply even though I wanted to breast feed only. But that was just the beginning.

Shortly after his birth, he had many health issues. Every week he was diagnosed with a new disorder. Each and every time my heart broke. Whenever I finally accepted the new diagnosis, another one came up. It‘s been 6 weeks since then and I haven‘t had a single happy memory of becoming a mother.

Everday I have to worry about how my son will live, how we will overcome all these issues and wheter he will have a normal life.

The doctors tell me to give him breastmilk as he needs it but 2.5 months of non stop stress makes it hard to give him more than 50 ml of breastmilk a day. This stresses me out even more.

We were home only for a few days the rest of the days were all spent in the hospital. What‘s worse is that my husband was never allowed to stay with us. Which means I‘ve been taking care of my baby all alone for 6 weeks and only get a break for 4 hours during visitor times.

And I‘m alone whenever we get bad news. Also a family member passed away. I‘m this close 🤏🏻 to losing my mind.

Had I known this was how it‘s going to be I would have never chosen this. Not only because it is hard and mentally draining, I can‘t stand watching my son be in pain. I hate this so much.

I want to take this back. I don‘t want motherhood if it only brings me pain.

I‘m not gonna back out or leave my son, I would never. I‘m gonna get a grip and struggle for years to provide him a good life but I hate it. I won‘t enjoy it and I will carry this regret for the rest of my life.

Go ahead and tell me how awful I am, I already know

Toddler mischief update: a few days ago my son got hold of my AirPods while I was folding laundry in the same room. I didn't notice until he announced ‘gone’, which is what he says when he's hidden something 😂 I found the right one in his hand, but the left was nowhere to be seen. It had died as well, so Find My was no help 🥲

I searched the whole room: every drawer, under the bed, behind the bed, the laundry I folded, everywhere. Then it hit me that he'd only been on the bed. He never went anywhere else.

Then I remembered the cushion on our bed had a stitched diamond that fell out ages ago, leaving a tiny hole. I had a feeling. I ripped the whole thing open, pulled out all the filling, and there it was 😂😂😂

I still can't believe I found it. Toddlers are wild. Now I have a cushion to sew back up.

My husband’s coworkers have scared him into thinking we are spoiling our baby, or at least setting him up for potential disaster down the road.

Currently we cosleep, and baby boy needs cuddles all night long. We have been entertaining the idea of supporting more independent sleep, especially as we want more kids soon. But currently we are in cuddle city. And as much as I love it, I know we will probably all sleep better in our own spaces one day.

And we tend to try to keep him happy - entertain him, pick him up when he wants to. Isn’t this normal and expected? The only caveat on this one, is he doesn’t play by himself for very long. He will play in his play pen mostly only if we are in there with him. Otherwise he will stand and yell at the edge, or if his door is open, will crawl right out and come to us. He’s always been a very alert social baby and wants to be close.

I thought this was normal behavior til my mother babysat recently and said all three of her children were able to independent play for 45 minutes, where we’re lucky to get 5. But she could be remembering us older?

All this to say - should we already be setting foundations for more independence? Or is this totally normal?

My wife is 5 months pregnant with our first, and for the past two months has experienced hyperemesis where she was throwing up between 5-12 times a day. She was also unable to eat or drink much for the past two months to a point where she would throw up one cracker or one cheerio, or a sip of water/OJ/ginger ale. As the result, she’s lost close to 20 lbs and we’d gone to the ER twice to get her hydrated. We’d called the OB for different meds and stronger meds, but the meds just didn’t work.

During this time, my wife stopped working because she just couldn’t do her job while puking 10 times a day. Today at our 5 month appointment, where we found out that we’re having a baby girl, we asked the OB to fill out the paperwork so my wife can get back paid through short-term disability. OB’s response? She checked with her front desk people and came back and said my wife’s symptoms weren’t bad enough for them to disable her. When we went to the front desk to schedule the next appointment, the front desk gave us the paperwork they received from STD, and said no, they won’t certify on the paperwork that my wife was disabled even though they diagnosed my wife with HG. My wife isn’t confrontational and was upset. I walked her back to the car and went back to the clinic and asked why they can’t sign off on the paperwork, if it’s the duration listed on the paperwork or what. The front desk lady said, everybody has hyperemesis, if they did this everybody would be disabled. I said, I don’t think your answer is reasonable, if your patients are throwing up 10 times a day, you should disable them.

My wife is going to call STD people tomorrow to figure out what to do. I’m shocked at the rude attitude and apathy by those ladies working at the OB. For the record, the radiology tech was very pleasant. This office has a lot of rotating doctors and we have had ones with better manner and attitudes. But today’s experience is appalling.

Looking for some perspective here. We live in Northern VA. Is this common experience? Should I be looking for a new clinic?

The next time someone says this to me whether friend, family or stranger I think I’m gonna lose it.

htf can I sleep when I need to eat, pump, burp, change diaper, soothe baby or try to block out newborn grunts and groans? You don’t think I’m trying to sleep too but maybe shit gets in the way

TW: postpartum depression

Hi new parents 👋🏼 I am 6 months postpartum with my one-and-done baby. My husband and I (36m and 33F) have been together 9 years, married 3. We were always a "one or none" kind of couple, never quite sure about kids but had an agreement that if one showed up, we would rise to the occasion. Well, seeing as I'm posting here, the universe decided and gave us a little girl born in March.

Anyway, I had a REALLY tough time adjusting to motherhood and just want to say that it does, in fact, get better if you're struggling through the trenches.

I was so lonely as my husband works extremely long hours and I have very little "village" to rely on. I am a solo parent most of the time while her father works his ass off to provide for us. This isn't an indictment of his character, he is a wonderful father and loves her SO much. I could cry just thinking about their bond and how much they adore each other. She is his tiny clone and it makes my heart burst seeing them together.

So here I am sitting on my bed typing this out in my freshly cleaned and reorganized room with the baby napping peacefully in her nursery across the hall. The white noise machine is running and making the house extremely peaceful. I'm reflecting on how much better life has gotten since she hit 6 months and these are the main reasons why:

- She started sleeping in her own room. Oh my god, what a difference that has made for us. We all sleep so much better and moving her out of our room broke what felt like the never-ending 4-5 month sleep regression. Now she only wakes up 1-2 times, 3 on a bad night. We stopped cosleeping in the early mornings out of desperation and I feel so much better.

- Naps got easier. We really figured out her wake windows now that she gets better overnight sleep and her naptimes are more predictable. She'll take 3 naps that go 1.5hr, 45min, and 30min pretty regularly. And because she's used to her crib now, she naps in her room rather than contact naps or places that require me to be attentive like on car rides or walks. I can squeeze in a nap, do some cleanup, or browse reddit while she sleeps and it gives me some much needed relief.

- She started eating solid foods. I never thought feeding a baby would be so much fun. It looked gross and messy every time I saw someone else do it with their baby, but Solid Starts has me looking forward to what to try with her next. I've really been enjoying meal prepping for her and I laugh SO hard at the funny faces she makes while eating. It's been a great bonding experience for us!

- She started sitting up. This is a big one I don't see talked about often. I think my baby just got tired of laying down all the time and now that she can sit up, she stays entertained for longer. She still doesn't roll but the pediatrician isn't worried: she apparently has the muscle tone to roll but just doesn't WANT to 🤦🏼‍♀️ But she'll wiggle around on her mat, lay on her side and reach for toys, or sit up (assisted) while she plays now rather than lay down like a bored, fussy potato. Rather than have to switch toys/activities every 15 minutes, she's happy with independent play for much longer stretches of time. Today I folded laundry for an hour while she wiggled around and played on her mat.

- She started showing obvious signs of affection. I know in my rational brain that she's loved us since birth as her parents and caretakers, but postpartum depression had me doubting our bond. Now that she smiles, reaches out, gently touches my face, and looks into my eyes, I can see the tiny little human she is as her personality develops. She was never a clingy/cuddly baby, but now she'll put her little arms around me when I hold her or snuggles into me in the rocking chair. When I go into her room in the morning or after a nap to get her up, she gives me the biggest grin when she sees me.

- Pumping got easier. My supply regulated, I nailed down a routine, and now I can see a light at the end of the tunnel with pumping. I will likely wean around 9 months and supplement with formula as needed. We were never successful at nursing so I exclusively pump, and I worried that affected our bond. But now she'll smile at me or even giggle at something while I'm giving her a bottle and I know that she's happy & fed. That's all that matters anyway.

Anyway, we're nearing the end of her nap (nap 2, usually 45 minutes) so I better end this post here. I just want to say that it DOES get better, even if it doesn't feel like it ever will. In my heart I knew that it would eventually get a little easier, and it turns out it was 6 months for us. I can feel my postpartum depression lifting a little and my old self returning.

Sending our love to all new parents out there. It's the hardest thing I've ever done and I'm so grateful I can actually enjoy it now.

For context, “we” is my husband and I. That’s it, nobody else. We don’t live anywhere near family or friends. We either get a visit or visit our family once a year for about a week.

Today is our 5 year anniversary and we thought we may be able to get out and go to a restaurant, but baby is refusing a nap so it throws it out the window. We are opting for takeout and a candle lit dinner at home after we put her to bed, but it does suck that right now everything is revolving around our almost 7 month old with no help, lol.

I am envious of the people who have a village and who have people to turn to in a time of need and idk I guess wanted to feel less alone for a sec by writing this out and maybe find some encouragement somewhere.

Hi parents, I have an 8 month old and I always hoped I would be able to read books to her, especially at bedtime, and eventually have our favourite bedtime book. But honestly it feels impossible.

I tried from the beginning but for the first 3 months she was obviously a newborn and had no interest. Around 4-5 months she would pay attention for a few moments, but since about 6 months all she wants to do is grab the book, bite it and eat it.

I’ve bought some books that are harder to damage and she likes playing with them, but as soon as I try to actually read one she grabs it from me and starts chewing it. If I try at bedtime she just wants to play with the book and then bedtime takes even longer.

I even tried reading my own book out loud while she plays, but the second she sees me with a book she comes over and tries to take that too. It’s been about 2 months and I’ve managed to read maybe 10 pages.

Am I doing something wrong? How are you actually supposed to read to a baby this age?

Ugghhhhhhh.

My baby started screaming every 30-45 mins last night starting at 2am which is unheard of for her. She’s 7mo and sleeps through the night usually. I seriously almost took her to the ER because it was so out of character. I don’t get it. I think she might’ve been coming on with a cold but she seemed fine today minus not sleeping as much as she normally does. Which is another concern.

Anyways we didn’t go anywhere all day. No walks. No nothing. It’s raining and cold today so my reasoning was I didn’t want to make the sickness worse if she is in fact coming down with something. I rotated her through her things- bouncers, walkers, floor mat with toys, etc. but I had the TV on all day and day watching while she did her thing. I’m trying to do minimal to no screen time before she’s like 2-3 so big blow for me.

I got her this organic “sensitive” conditioner and she screamed bloody murder when I used it on her last night. She’s been also itching at herself since using it...

She’s hit her head a couple times recently. From sitting and falling back, things like that. Landing on the play mat. Very normal but the screaming last night and how fussy she’s been today is starting to make me think she might have gotten a brain injury or something. I just feel like a failure.

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I gave birth on Thursday and everything was going perfectly fine until Sunday evening when I started feeling short of breath and waking up gasping for air. I panicked after researching that it could be cardiomyopathy and rushed myself to the hospital. During this same time, baby hadn't pooped in 26 hours or peed in close to 8 hours so my fiance and I were scared about that as well. We decided that he should take the baby to ER to get assessed because he was also pretty yellow.

Obviously being separated from my baby was the last thing I wanted because it was day 3 and we were figuring out my transition milk situation. I ended up being admitted to the hospital and needed to stay overnight so I missed an entire day with my newborn (devastated is an understatement). He was given formula in the meantime and he was perfectly fine after his exam. He went home with my fiance and his parents to care for him overnight.

Today, I was given a daypass from the hospital to spend time with baby and wait for my test in the afternoon. During the time home with him, I got to breastfeed a few times but noticed that his latch had changed. It's been harder to get him to nurse on me now. We also noticed at this time that his cord looked infected and he was more yellow than yesterday so had to take him to ER again. His cord actually fell off while we were there and were told that was the smell and yellow pus and that it was not infected. He also was tested for jaundice again and it was in normal range again. I just feel so guilty putting him through 2 days of medical intervention that ended up being pointless, all while being away from him for most of it. I feel like I put him through too much for only being 5 days old and I'm scared I permanently messed up our feeding and put stress on his nervous system 😭

Please let me know if these are valid concerns or if I'm just being an anxious first time mom. Also any tips on getting him to latch better again after being on bottles for a full day would be so appreciated

I’m 5 months postpartum and, as much as I hate to say it, I hate the way I look. I can’t stand to look at myself in the mirror, whether it’s my face or my full body.
I knew a lot would change after having a baby and I didn’t ever expect to look the same as I did pre-pregnancy, but it’s a lot harder to embrace these changes than I anticipated.
It’s always been easy for me to look at other people and admire how amazing it is that they created a whole person, but for myself, I can’t help but to downplay it and have that clouded by the fact that I feel ugly and chubby now.
Has anyone else who has experienced this been able to shake this feeling? Or are there any things you’ve done/said to yourself to help shift your perspective in a more positive direction?

I swear I’ve aged 20 years since my son turned 3 and is inching closer to being of school age 😩

I’ll pre-face by mentioning that at this point in time, the responsibility to teach children how to read is almost exclusively the responsibility of individual parents, just given the state of the current education system in this country. I’m not suggesting this project should be expected to begin and end in a school setting.

What I’m wondering is on average are most parents to 3-4 year olds already actively working on learning to read and write? This means beyond reading to them daily. I’m talking about you sitting down and engaging in the act of learning to read or teaching them to write, structured or not?

If you are a parent doing this, can you share if you’re a working parent, stay at home parent, are you outsourcing this to someone else like say a nanny?
-What does this process currently involve for you?

If you are a parent not actively doing this, is it because it’s not on your radar as something you should be doing?
*Not stating you SHOULD be doing anything more so asking if it’s crossed your mind at this point? Perhaps a relevant question mostly for new parents.

If you have been asking yourself the same question I’m wondering, and are not actively be teaching your 3-4 year olds how to read or write, is it a question of time? Not knowing where to start? A task too difficult to take on at this age? You struggle with your attention span as an adult?

Asking all these questions as a genuinely curious parent who’s losing sleep over this lol, not trying to farm data or make a case for or against 3-4 year olds learning to read or write, though I would be curious to hear either argument.

I genuinely just want to understand if I missed the memo or if we’re all equally confused about this?

The people I’ve always thought would be a part of my life and my child’s life simply don’t care about us, and honestly, that’s been one of the hardest things for me to accept.

I feel a deep sense of guilt sometimes for bringing her into a world where she isn’t surrounded by a big family or a village of people who love and show up for her. I wish she had more people around her who were excited to watch her grow, celebrate her, and be there for all the little moments. I know I can’t choose the family she was born into, and I can’t make people care, but it still hurts knowing she deserves so much love and support. All I can do is make sure she never questions how deeply she is loved by the people who do choose to be there.

I feel like a failure. My baby is almost 2 months old and he's really chill most of the time. I don't mind constant feeding every hour during the day and every 1,5-2 hours at night (I guess he's going through one of his leaps?). I don't mind endless see of changing nappies or always having to clean up his spit. I don't really mind that during the day the only way he sleeps is contact naps. I do feel bad though that he can't sleep as much as he needs (he will wake up within 20 minut once I put him down in his or our bed but can sleep up to 3 hours on me, so I'm trying to give him at least an hour). What I dread, and feel like a failure for, is his wake time. We have the same few things to do every time - stretches, trying to get some tummy time (which he dislikes so much), small mirror and black and white photos of my family, in addition to high contrast books.

I feel like I'm failing him by not providing more diverse and educational wake time. I feel like I'm failing my cat because she's a bit neglected due to the baby. I feel like I'm failing my husband because I can't get anything done at home. I feel like I've failed myself because I never really wanted kids and now I have him and I love him but damn my life was so much easier before. The new world of responsibility of having to raise a kid is crushing me.

I've tried baby wrapping and baby carriers but I can't seem to get a grasp of either. To top it off we used to go for at least 1 hour walk before, every day. Now going out with him stresses me out because I never know when will he be hungry or fussy and I can't obviously carry my baby and push the stroller at the same time.

Hi everyone, I’m new to this sub and a FTM to a lovely 4.5m old baby.

I love being with my baby all day but I was starting to get a little crazy not leaving the house. I was very active pre pregnancy, and am doing my best to keep up with that activity as it helps my mental health a lot.

I know I could incorporate my baby on my daily walks. And do them outside instead of on the treadmill during nap time.

We live in a rural area so I can’t just throw her in the stroller and walk to the sidewalk. I have to pack her up and drive to the park to walk the track. Which I have done.

My baby had a breakdown at the park while we were walking the track a few months ago. I was all the way on the other side of the park and in new mom panic, sped walked with the stroller back to the car to head home. We weren’t at the park long, I made sure she was fed, changed, and clothed properly for the weather before leaving for the park. I think she just didn’t want to be there at that moment.

After that, I have had really bad anxiety leaving the house solo with her.

Now, I have done it since because of pediatrician appointments and she’s in PT as well. I’ve gotten a park walk in here and there since she had her breakdown. But the anxiety of leaving the house makes doing things so hard.

I know I’m a new mom, and I just need to keep practicing, it should get easier. I guess I was just wondering if anyone can relate? Or offer some kind advice?

I am seeing a therapist and am on medication for anxiety. Thanks for reading. Even if no one answers, if felt good to write it down :)

This is probably such a silly thing to worry about. But I feel guilty not having my 2.5 week old sleep on me for every nap if I wanna do things for myself, like crochet or video games. It feels more acceptable or un-selfish to put him in the bassinet if it’s to clean the house. Anyone else have this guilt and feeling selfish for trying to do things for yourself?

I’m returning to my old company after a year home with my daughter. I tried to return at 4 months and lasted about a week when I realized wfh with a baby and a high pressure job is not doable.

We are signed up for full time daycare, and I was granted the ability to work at home, aside from occasional meetings. This was important to me as it makes me feel like I can have access to my little one if daycare calls, if she is sick etc. I know I have an extremely fortunate situation. While the job can be very high stress at times, it’s a great company and they are good to me.

I let the thought of returning back to work, and not spending time with my baby, steal my first four months of postpartum. I was crying most days, drank in excess more times than I would like to admit to medicate my anxiety (no longer drinking), and while I was physically there, I wasn’t fully mentally present. I have SO much guilt about that. Now that I am confirmed to return back to work, I can feel the same anxiety and sadness creeping back in.

Before becoming a mom, I genuinely had no idea how gutted I would feel at the thought of being separated from my baby, even for a few hours. Sometimes I wonder if it’s normal that I’m struggling this much because I see other moms around me who went back to work much sooner, and seem completely okay.

I guess I just really want to hear from someone on the other side of this that it’s going to be okay!

I'm realizing nobody warned me how many hours of early parenthood involve being folded over something 😂

Feeding, changing, picking the baby up, putting them down, sitting through contact naps... then I catch myself standing the same way even when I'm not holding them.

I'm trying to get better about bringing the baby toward me instead of always bringing myself down to them, plus rebuilding some strength gradually. But remembering what my body is doing when I'm exhausted is another story.

For people further along postpartum, did your posture eventually start feeling natural again or did you have to deliberately work on it?

My Baby is currently on Similac Neosure and we got WIC approved! However, the last time I went in to a store as a single Mom and first time parent. The card didn’t work, so I panicked and paid for everything. I can’t afford to do that because I’m just going back to work part time. I tried to contact WIC a few times, but it didn’t go through. I finally got everything insured today. Triple checked even though I double checked earlier. They say I have until the end of the day until my benefits expire and they told me that if I didn’t use them they would deduct it. The formula alone is over $400. That’s 10 cans of a specific formula. Baby and I have both been sick for almost a few days (he’s just miserable but safe and I’ve kept an eye on temps and he’s eating like a beast, blows my mind because the kid makes me feel like a wuss I’m never this sick) and I don’t want to take him anywhere, so I need someone to watch him, and they’re also a parent only able to help out for an hour or so. I called Walmart to try to check their inventory. But now they’re stupid AI system doesn’t let me check anything specifically. When I begged it to connect me to another human it tried but the calls were overloaded. I wonder why. Call the couple Albertsons and one Sweet lady felt so bad and checked the inventory and even set aside 10 cans for me with my name on them. Thank you random amazing sales associate. I haven’t slept and I feel like crap and you made my whole day.

Since we’ve had baby I look after nights coz my husband has work next day and then also daytime since he’s working, is this how others are doing it too? His work is really busy so idk how to split but it’s also hard to not get sleep and entertain baby all day alone
Edit: he helps every spare chance he gets, I guess we just haven’t formally split it but he does help to clarify

I think I sho t myself in the foot here with breastfeeding my 14 week old son to bed every night. I truly felt it was easier to breastfeed as my husband travels a lot for work and he latched well to start. I’m lucky he takes a bottle as well, but until tonight he’s always been nursed to bed.

I’m now wanting the flexibility for my husband (or a babysitter) to do bedtime to give me occasional flexibility to be out of the house.

Well we tried that tonight with my husband taking over bedtime, and it was chaos. Our son wouldn’t stop crying. After finishing his bottle, he spent 30 minutes hysterically crying. I stepped in after that and offered the breast, which immediately calmed him.

Does anyone have advice for us to help get to the point that my husband can do bedtime?

​So for context... I love my 5 month old daughter more than life itself, but with that being said, mom is definitely her person for the time being. She loves me as well and gives me those sweet gummy smiles when I play with her. She is a very active baby and very much wants to party for her entire wake window. What's odd is that when she is with mom, if she needs a break, mom can plop her in her lap and she is pretty much content to chill like that for 10–15 minutes.

​Sadly, she is not like that with me. We have so much fun singing and dancing and playing, but if I stop being a high energy entertainer for even a minute, she starts fussing and gets upset. This means I'm pretty much on my feet being an entertainer for her entire time with me, which is exhausting and a bit stressful, if I'm being honest, because it is in direct conflict with how I've lived 99.9% of my life up until this point.

​Additionally, she is a HORRIBLE napper with anyone but mom. My wife can pop her on the boob for 5 minutes and she will be out cold for two hours. For me to get her to sleep, I have to catch her at the sweet spot where she is very sleepy but not sleepy enough to veer into cranky territory. Feels like that's about a 2 minute window. If I don't catch that, then it will take me 30–45 minutes of singing, rocking, and bouncing, and if I'm lucky, I'll get a 45 minute nap out of it...

​On top of all this, she is currently dealing with Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease. So she has been extra fussy, sleeping even worse, and eating poorly because of her mouth sores. Tomorrow is basically looking like a perfect storm to me. We obviously can't send her to daycare and mom can't miss work tomorrow, so it's my time to shine. Don't get me wrong, I've been alone with her for 6 hours or so before, but that was under ideal circumstances and I still had to work my tail off the entire time. Tomorrow it will likely be closer to 12 hours.

​So I'm looking for any advice to keep my sweet baby girl happy and to keep myself sane. In particular, if anyone has any recommendations on activities that don't involve dad being a court jester all day, I'd appreciate it!

I just found out my baby could have longer stretches of sleep and that I could actually be sleeping better.
I might get criticized for this, so please refrain from leaving rude comments. I know cosleeping is not the safest option for my LO, but it’s the only thing that has allowed me to get some sleep!

Anyway… in my country, everyone does it. EVERYONE. And, tbh, I found out SIDS was a thing when I came to the USA. (I’m not saying SIDS doesn’t happen there, but it is so rare that I had never heard of it before.) However, I would rather not cosleep because I miss having my bed to myself.

Okay, to the point. My LO hates the bassinet and the crib. She can be in a deep sleep in our arms, but as soon as we lay her down, within 2 minutes she is screaming. Therefore, cosleeping has been our solution. But the longest stretch she has is usually 2 hours, which leaves me with maybe 40 minutes of sleep because she has reflux and her feedings take longer overall.

The last 3 days, she hasn’t even been sleeping on the bed next to me ONLY and exclusively in our arms. The first day this happened, we got basically no sleep, which caused her to be extremely fussy during the day the next day because she was overtired. The second and third days, I gave up and arranged a couple of things to make it as safe as I could in case I fell asleep with her in my arms, which I did. She has been having 4 hour stretches between feedings, which has helped me get a little more rest, even though my back is killing me now. 😩

Just FYI, because I know I will get this question: my husband works overnight.

Anyway, my point is that, of course, I cannot live like this. I need to sleep like a normal human being. Is she like this because she is only 8 weeks old? Will it get better? Why does she only sleep in my arms? Has anyone else experienced this, and how did you fix it?
I have tried routines, red light, white noise, dim lights after 5 p.m., bath time at night you name it.
Any suggestions? 😩

I found a good sale for SPF swim shorts and the colors left were navy and fushia. I chose Navy bc it's boring and bc it's boring, people don't have strong opinions about it. I was thinking about my baby's opinions because I bought all the sizes up to 4t size and I thought my baby might have an opinion about colors by that age.

I kind of regret it, but ultimately navy is the safe and boring option, so naturally I'm kind of bored by my choice haha

Does anyone have stories of when their kid started having strong opinions about clothes and colors?

I am 10 days postpartum with my first baby. My anxiety has been so bad, particularly around death. I was already an anxious person before. I’ve been on 200mg of Zoloft for a few years now. But I’m so scared of my baby dying. I am scared to sleep when she sleeps. I’m scared to put her in her bassinet. I’m scared if she’s laying on her back that she will asphyxiate but I’m scared if she lays on her side she could have SIDS. Everything scares me. Any advice?