Newborn - Things you forgot

[Moody123]

So I am 39 weeks pregnant and would like to know the things people forgot about the newborn stage
I was looking through photos and remembered that my DS would not sleep without being rocked for 3 whole days (we took 3hr shifts rocking him on our legs)

[MintJulia]

Medical thermometer.

Don't do what I did and wait until sick baby at 3am.

[emmafou1807]

If breast fed the day 3 overnight nonstop feed to get milk to come in. I forget that happened but essentially spent just the entire night sleep sucking

[AliceW89]

Witching hour. DS is only 2, but DH seems to have blanked out the 5+ hours of screaming and cluster feeding we endured every night for 6 weeks. Maybe it’s his brains way of convincing him a second is a good idea!

[Moody123]

@AliceW89

Witching hour. DS is only 2, but DH seems to have blanked out the 5+ hours of screaming and cluster feeding we endured every night for 6 weeks. Maybe it’s his brains way of convincing him a second is a good idea!

Ohh god I completely forgot about that! 3 hours stuck under a baby !!

[Betseyrov]

That at the beginning they wake up as soon as you put them down 😂 I had to hold mine for 20 minutes to make sure she was in deep sleep before putting her down

[MagpiePi]

That newborns don't stay sitting up when you are getting them dressed and let go of them to get a jumper.

[annlee3817]

Glad you posted this, pregnant with my second with a seven year gap, completely forgot about the witching hour. Didn't forget about cluster feeding though, particularly when they have growth spurts and want to increase your supply.

I remember walking around until 3am with DD and Ewan the dream sheep trying to get her to sleep, she was wide awake!