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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Your baby should be sleeping most of the day. You should be resting or napping during this time. [/quote] Mine hardly ever slept more than 45 min, and never reliably to the point it made sense to try to sleep with him. Many many many cups of cold coffee in those days. [/quote] Yep, I’ve had one of each. First baby cat-napped and struggled to go more than 2 hours in between feedings overnight until she was probably closer to three months old. I got so upset with everyone telling me newborns should sleep all the time, and I should have no trouble napping. That was NOT our reality, no matter what we tried. She is 5 now and has always been on the low end of sleep needs. Second baby slept like a dream from day 1. She was such a good sleeper that I actually took her to the pediatrician in between regular checkups, convinced that there was something wrong with her. Turns out, she was a normal newborn who liked to sleep. Our pediatrician was familiar with our struggles with our older DD and remarked that we had gotten lucky to get the tough baby over with first![/quote] I learned not to complain to people because they literally did not understand what I was saying. Neighbor quizzically looking at me while I'm out with my kid the same age as his who's having a 3 hour after lunch nap. I went 2 years having watched less than half a dozen rated R movies because this kid was up till 10 or 11pm. I am not exaggerating. The other one that triggers me is "Let the housework go". Ok, that's great, but what about the garbage can disappearing under a mountain of garbage, no clean spoons in the house, no clean laundry? [/quote] You can define what's the minimum housework that needs to be done. Agree with DH which he will do - garbage he is capable of managing I hope. Rest - load washer/dryer with baby strapped to you in a baby carrier, or put him in a pack and play when he is fed and content and load/unload dishwasher. It doesn't have to be all or nothing. You can combine childcare and some minimal tasks. Same about movies - you're not alone or unique, it's exhausting and intense but it lasts only a couple of years. Not everyone relates or understands, and that's OK too. To answer OP's original question: I was getting red bull by 40 pack pallets from costco, and eating frozen meals (DH made or bought) for the first 5-6 months. We used formula from day 1 and that helped too - we could alternate and I could drink all that redbull to be functional. [/quote]
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