sleep deprivation

[togowhe]

I am really struggling with not getting enough sleep. I feel depressed and low and have started obsessing about it. My baby is 7 weeks old and very noisy in his sleep as well as waking every 2 hours for a feed. Please can I have some re-assurance this is normal and will pass at some point in the near future.

I am in your same boat. My 7 wo baby son wakes up anything between 3 to 1 hour at night. With my first daughter she started to sleep through the night just before 3 months, so i am hoping that this one will follow the same pattern. I am sure this sleep deprivation won't last long. Try to get some sleep during the day or whenever he sleep. I know it's not much, but better leave the house a mess than ending up tired and grumpy. Good luck!

Thanks I really hope it is just before 3 months that feels manageable!

I could have written this post too - my son is 7 w o tomorrow and i think that the adrenalin of the first weeks is running out! Does you lo sleep in the day?

Also in the same boat - everyone says its normal, so I guess we just have to hang on in there! I'm constantly in tears as I'm so tired, thought I may have PND but know I'd feel so much brighter if I'd had some sleep.

Can I ask you all did it get easier and if so when? My DS is 7 weeks old now and I am really struggling with the sleep deprivation. Thanks

It does get easier. I could've written your post a couple of months ago, but you will start getting more sleep probably around the 12 week mark. But also your body adapts - I only got 5 hours broken sleep last night, but feel fine. Before my DD arrived I was sleeping 10 hours straight a night! But your body will adapt, and it gets easier and easier. It also gets better when your baby starts smiling a lot! Being knackered doesn't seem so bad when you're receiving lots of big gummy grins!

My DD2 was also a noisy sleeper - I found foam ear plugs a godsend (had already starting using them as our then aged cat would miaow loudly in the middle of the night, but would def recommend them if you have a noisy sleeper. You will still totally hear your baby when you need to, but you won't hear EVERY snort, snuffle, grunt etc

It does get better, but there's no way of telling when it will be....some babies start sleeping well quite early and some (like mine) don't. The best advice I can give is to find a way to spilt the pain with your partner as evenly as you can. The person who has to go to work the next day feels like they have a valid reason to get a decent night's sleep, but in reality, the one who has to spend the day with the baby has just as hard a day...without the option of taking a break here and there.

Share the sleep and the deprivation, that's what we've had to do to get through .