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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My second is seven weeks. I hate my life right now. I’ve never functioned well without adequate sleep. We sleep trained our first right at 4 months and since then I’ve loved my life and being a mom. I know once this one is sleep trained I’ll be able to enjoy her too. But right now I just want to run away to a hotel and sleep for a week and hide from everyone.

Nursing is going well, which is great, my husband is fantastic and I pump so he can do the middle of the night feed once or twice a week. Baby is doing really well. I’m just so miserable. I can’t wait for this phase to end and we’re not even half way through it.

Please don’t tell me to suck it up. I AM sucking it up, every damn day. I just hate it.

I don’t even know what I’m asking for. Solidarity? Advice? Just a vent? Ugh, I don’t even know. [/quote]

Extreme irritability is a sign of depression.[/quote]

OP here. Honestly, I’m a bit worried about this. This level of irritability and even some anger is unusual for me. And even though this baby is objectively about 1000x easier than my first (he had silent reflux and was borderline for colic. This baby naps like a dream and doesn’t cry all that much for a baby) I’m finding it harder to cope this time.

I don’t even know if it’s worth going down that path though. I was on Prozac previously (unrelated to babies) and weaning off it was so, so unpleasant, even super slowly, and by the time I could get a therapist appointment in a few weeks, I’ll be getting more sleep which I think is the crux of what I need. Plus the logistics of getting care would just cut into my sleep right now.

And I just missed my six week appointment and have to reschedule. We’ll see what they say I guess. [/quote]

OP, can you nap? Can you put your husband in charge of both kids and just crash for three hours some afternoon? You sound sleep-deprived and it sounds like it's not good for you.[/quote]

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