Sleep deprivation is real and I'm losing it
Haven't slept more than 90 minutes straight in 6 weeks. I fell asleep at a red light yesterday and woke up to horns honking. Baby has reflux and won't sleep flat. My wife and I are
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Haven't slept more than 90 minutes straight in 6 weeks. I fell asleep at a red light yesterday and woke up to horns honking. Baby has reflux and won't sleep flat. My wife and I are
Our daughter is 3 weeks old and during the day she's pretty chill but at night it's like a different baby. We feed her, change her diaper, burp her, but nothing stops the crying. W
My son was born 7 days ago and I think I've slept maybe 12 hours total since we came home from the hospital. The baby eats every 2-3 hours and my wife needs help changing him and g
First time changing my daughter solo and I think I got it wrong. The diaper seemed loose on one side but when I tightened it she cried more. Also I wasn't sure which way the tabs g
I know I'm supposed to feel this overwhelming love but honestly right now my 3 week old son just looks like a tiny angry potato that requires constant attention. My wife keeps talk
Wife finally fell asleep. Baby has been crying on and off for like 3 hours. I've changed his diaper twice, tried feeding him but he won't latch on the bottle, and honestly I'm star
My wife is struggling with supply and we're introducing bottles of pumped milk. The problem is my 2 month old takes the bottle way easier than nursing and I'm terrified she'll refu
Been a dad for 6 weeks now and honestly I still feel like I'm just going through the motions. I love my daughter but I don't feel that overwhelming connection everyone talks about.
My 3 week old son screams the second we put him down in the bassinet. I've tried everything - white noise, warming up the mattress, waiting until he's in deep sleep. Nothing works.
My son is 2 weeks old and I haven't slept more than 2 hours straight in days. Wife is breastfeeding so I'm trying to help everywhere else but I'm running on fumes. When does this g
Had my first solo morning with the baby while my wife slept in. Changed what I thought was a normal diaper and somehow got poop up the back, in my shirt, and across the changing ta
Our 4 month old is combo fed and we're getting mixed info on bottles. Currently using 8oz bottles but she seems hungry after. Should we move to 9oz? Do we need different shaped bot
I know it probably wasn't a real smile and more of a gas thing but my 6 week old looked right at me and smiled. Nothing has made me feel this way before. Told my wife and she alrea
My wife is determined to exclusively breast feed which is great but I feel kind of useless at night. She's doing all the feedings and I'm just sitting there. I've been changing dia
We're on night 4 with our daughter and I genuinely don't know what day it is. My wife and I are trying to trade off but honestly neither of us is getting more than an hour straight
Our son is finally here and I love him so much it's almost scary. But I'm seriously paranoid about everything. His head feels weird when I hold him, his breathing sounds different
My son is 6 weeks old and so far I feel like a diaper changing robot. He doesn't do anything except eat, sleep, and poop. My wife keeps talking about how special the bond is but ho
We just got home 2 hours ago and our newborn is screaming. We've changed him, fed him, burped him, checked his temp, swaddled him. Nothing works. My wife is exhausted and crying. I
Week 3 with my daughter and I honestly can't remember the last time I slept more than 45 minutes straight. I fell asleep standing up in the shower yesterday. My boss asked why I'm
Our daughter is 3 weeks old and we're doing bottle feeding. We keep seeing different temps recommended online. Some say room temp, some say warm. What are you guys actually doing?