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[quote=Anonymous]Baby is three weeks old and now that my husband is back to work and I’m the only caregiver night and day I’ve become well acquainted with sleep deprivation. I know that it’s not an avoidable issue and I’ll endure it for as long as I can  but I’m afraid it’s not sustainable for too long. I get 3-4 stretches of one hour of sleep at night because my little one goes two hours between feedings. During the day sometimes I manage to fall asleep for another hour or so when he’s asleep but sometime I fall asleep while he’s already waking up. My concern is that in the afternoon my alertness is pretty bad and I’m afraid I’ll get to the point of being unsafe/drop things/make poor judgements, etc.

Those of you who’ve survived this period, which resources did you use? Did you hire someone to come to your house for a few hours to be with the baby while you napped? If so, how did you find these people? How do you find sitters/nannies that are experienced specifically with newborns this young?

Are there tricks out there to allow myself to be well and functional without hiring someone? [/quote]

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