Sleep deprivation is no joke
Our son is 6 weeks old and I don't think I've slept more than 2 hours straight in weeks. My wife and I try to split nights but it's still brutal. I went back to work last week and
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Our son is 6 weeks old and I don't think I've slept more than 2 hours straight in weeks. My wife and I try to split nights but it's still brutal. I went back to work last week and
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We just got back from the hospital with our son like 2 hours ago and I'm sitting here watching him sleep in the bassinet like a creep. Every time his breathing changes I think some
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My wife and I just brought our 2 week old home from the hospital and he seems to be doing okay during the day but at night he screams the second we put him down in the bassinet. Th
That's it. That's the post. Why didn't anyone warn me about this. It went UP HIS BACK. HOW??
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Son is 6 weeks old and honestly I'm still feeling kind of disconnected. I know I love him but I don't feel that overwhelming rush of emotion everyone talks about. My wife bonded im