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[quote=Anonymous]Having a newborn is really stressful for everyone. Right now, I'd focus just on getting through the day. Hiring help sounds good. Remember a great thing to do when you have help is sleep. It will make everything easier to handle.

I'd also start building a mom network through moms clubs, meet ups, etc. Even though no lasting friendships came out of it, I found it useful to go to those types of meeting while on Maternity leave. Before I made an effort to leave the house every day, I felt really isolated.

Finally, your husbands work schedule is insane but I'm guessing not easily changed. Helping him get as involved as possible will help him understand what you're going through. I like the idea of forwarding blog posts. I subscribed to some patenting magazines even though it was just the same advice Id already obsessively read online twenty times. My DH would page through a mag but never read a whole book or even worse a mommy blog. And most importantly, hand off your baby for at least some time every day and let your husband figure out his own way if parenting. Pump milk and let him feed, let him soothing if the baby is crying, etc. [/quote]

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