[Managing schedules and stress with a newborn.]

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Rlbr41
Apr 7 12 Comments

Had a newborn 3 weeks ago, and boy has it been super stressful these past few days! Wifey has taken a 6 month break (she's a physician) and I'm taking 5 weeks off now and 3 weeks later. Wife's parents have been extremely helpful but they're working and will RTO in 2 weeks. My folks are following up right after and will be here for 2.5 months.

As a first-time parent and handling dawn patrol/night shifts to feed every 3 hours, this has messed up my sleep schedule and my overall stress level is off the charts. I feel compelled to watch over the baby, call it first time parent's anxiety. Even my wife is feeling stressed coupled with post-partum.

My Q is: how do folks typically manage through this? When is the newborn typically expected to sleep through the night?

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