Just got home from the hospital yesterday and holy crap I was not prepared. Baby cries and I panic. Baby is quiet and I check if he's breathing every 30 seconds. My wife is exhausted and sore so I'm trying to do the night stuff but I don't know what I'm doing. Changed his diaper wrong apparently. How do you guys actually function on no sleep? When does it get easier?
Welcome to the club. That panic when they cry goes away after a couple weeks. You'll start to figure out what different cries mean. Also white noise machine was a game changer for us.
First night home hits different. You're going to be okay though. The panic settles down pretty quick once you realize your baby is tougher than you think. Give yourself some grace these first few weeks.
Dude the panic is completely normal. Every cry felt like an emergency to me too. Just remember babies cry and it doesn't always mean something is wrong. Take shifts with your wife so you can both get some sleep. That helped us way more than I expected.
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Chaos is putting it mildly. Three kids deep and I still remember that first night being absolutely insane. You're doing better than you think you are. Just survive the first month and then it starts making sense.