My daughter is 6 weeks old and I think I'm losing it. Last night I almost cried during a diaper commercial at 3am. My wife laughed at me which obviously made it worse. Is this normal or should I be worried? I've been doing the midnight shifts while she handles early morning so she can sleep a bit longer. Honestly I can't remember the last time I slept more than 2 hours straight.
Have you tried getting your partner to take a 3-4 hour shift so you can actually sleep? Game changer for me. Even one good uninterrupted chunk of sleep helps reset your mental state.
Dude you're fine, 6 weeks is peak sleep deprivation. I full on sobbed at a commercial during week 5. The fact that you're self-aware enough to notice it means you're actually doing okay.
Almost cried during a diaper change is honestly pretty tame for that stage. I remember getting teary because the baby yawned and I thought it was cute. Sleep deprivation does weird stuff to your brain.
The emotional swings at 6 weeks are real. My wife was worried about postpartum depression but our OB said the crying and mood swings are pretty normal for both parents when sleep deprived. Hang in there.
This is completely normal. Your hormones and body are adjusting to sleep deprivation in a way they never have before. It gets better around week 8-10 when you start getting slightly longer stretches.
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Week 6 was legitimately my lowest point. It gets better. By week 12 I felt almost human again. You're in the thick of it right now but you will come out the other side.