Sleep deprivation is real and it's destroying me
Been up for 36 hours straight between my newborn and work. My son has reflux so he spits up constantly and refuses to sleep lying down. We've been holding him most of the night. My
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Took my 8 week old to Target for like 20 minutes. He started screaming in the checkout line and I just stood there like an idiot while everyone stared at us. My wife was with me bu
Our daughter is 3 weeks old and she will only sleep if we're holding her. The second we put her down in the bassinet she wakes up crying. We've tried everything the hospital told u