Son finally slept through the night and I'm terrified

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Jun 211 min read

6 week old just did a full 7 hours straight and I woke up in a cold sweat thinking something was wrong. Ran to check on him like 4 times. He's fine obviously but why am I more exhausted now than when he was waking up every 2 hours? My brain can't handle the anxiety of him being too quiet. Anyone else go through this or am I just paranoid?

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JJosephNew DadJun 22

That cold sweat feeling is real. I remember waking up at 3 AM convinced something was wrong because my newborn actually slept. It's such a mind game at that stage. Congrats on the milestone though!

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KKyle M.RegularJun 22

Seven hours at six weeks is huge. Your kid's sleep schedule is progressing faster than expected which is awesome, but yeah that panic is totally normal. You've got this.

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JJustinRegularJun 21

The anxiety when they suddenly sleep through is worse than when they don't. You spend the whole night wondering if you should go check on them. Welcome to new parent paranoia.

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