I gave birth on fri eve. Baby is on anti biotics so we are stuck in hospital til at least wed. Husband only allowed to visit one hour a day. Baby is feeding pretty much continuously and then simply will not sleep in his cot. On fri night he was in special care, but since Sat lunchtime the longest stretch of sleep he's had is about an hour. On sat night the midwives took him for me twice so that I could get 1.5 hours sleep, and last night 1 hour, but other than those, I've basically had no sleep. The baby will sleep on my breast but nowhere else. I'm at the point where I'm scared I'll drop off while feeding him, but if I put him in the cot he just cries. I feel like there is no solution whatsoever. If I was at home at least my husband would be able to take the baby from me to give me some sleep time and we'd have a next-to'me crib for co sleeping. But in hospital, despite having the midwives around, I am isolated. I feel like this is unsustainable and I don't know what to do. I am also struggling with breastfeeding, despite the midwives' help, which is making everything harder. Sorry for long rambly post but I simply don't know what to do... any advice appreciated.
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