We got home yesterday with our daughter and I'm terrified to sleep. Every time I close my eyes I wake up in a panic thinking something's wrong. She's sleeping fine but I can't shut my brain off. Is this normal? How long does this last? I feel like I'm going insane. My wife keeps telling me to rest but that feels impossible right now.
Totally normal, dude. I couldn't sleep either when we brought ours home. The panic hits hard but it fades after a week or two. You've got this.
Dude, that feeling is so real. We're a week in and I still wake up checking if she's breathing even though she's fine. You're not alone in this. It gets a tiny bit easier.
Completely normal to feel like this. Every new parent goes through it. The best thing I learned was that babies are way tougher than they look, even though it doesn't feel that way when you're paranoid at 3am.
Bath time was where I first felt like things were under control because at least I was doing something. Once you get through the first few nights of no sleep, the panic starts to fade a little. Hang in there.
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Man, those first nights are brutal. I remember doing the same thing with my first - checking constantly. Give yourself grace, it gets better real quick. She's fine, you're doing great.