My daughter is 6 weeks old. Everyone keeps saying enjoy this stage but honestly it's brutal. She barely sleeps, eating constantly, I'm exhausted, my wife is exhausted. We love her obviously but when does it get easier? My buddy said around 3-4 months it clicks. Is that real or are people just being nice?
It gets better around 3-4 months when they actually start responding to you and have more predictable sleep patterns. Right now it's survival mode and that's okay.
Six weeks is still very much in the trenches. Everyone saying enjoy this phase has clearly forgotten how hard those first two months are. You're doing great though.
I remember thinking we had made a huge mistake. Turns out we just needed to get past week 8 and things shifted completely. Your daughter will get there and it'll be amazing.
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The brutal honesty is refreshing. Everyone romanticizes it but sleeping in 45 minute chunks while your partner sleeps and you're terrified something is wrong is not enjoyable. Brutal is the right word.