Sleep deprivation: How do you mommas do it?

Question

Hey y’all,
So my babe is 11 days old today. I have found getting him into a solid sleep routine to be a challenge. He sleeps about 2-3 hours at a time but mostly just 2.5 hours. 
Like I’ll just be getting into a deep sleep then my babe will wake up for another feeding. I know it’s probably totally normal but I’m so exhausted all the time! Soooo if you mommas have any advice tips or encouragement I’m all ears! 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

Answer

It’s definitely too early to expect your baby to be in a sleep routine. I sorry you’re so exhausted. My only advice is to sleep when the baby is sleeping, even during the day and hopefully you’ll get enough rest over the 24 hours. 
I think it’s pretty standard to be exhausted though. 
Good luck.

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The first couple weeks are terrible. It does get better though!  Also, I know everyone says you can’t have a routine with a newborn but I believe you can try. It’s worked for our babe just by keeping the same routine at bedtime and same time. It’s not great every night and there are times she is thrown off but 90% of the time she is sleeping soundly 7 hours each night at 10 weeks old and I swear its because of the routine we keep for her. Keep plugging away momma!

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It's still early days. Your body will get used to it. Now because my son is sleeping for longer stretches I feel more tired than I did when he was up every 2/3/4 hours!

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Coffee 😣 lol my son is two months old and it's getting better but it's definitely very difficult the first weeks. When my husband was off from work he would get the baby bring him to feed and take him back to put him to sleep. I still woke up but it wasn't as exhausting as doing everything myself. Now my MIL takes him every Wednesday morning so I can sleep in and run errands. Ask for help if you have the option.

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Isotonic drinks lol... asdas do a lovely orange one. I only have 1-2 500ml bottles a day but every couple of gulps and it wakes me up.

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For me it was by hard the hardest time. I got to my breaking point after by first baby around month 2. From then on, my husband started taking a 5 hour shift overnight every other night until baby was only waking once a night. It helped quite a lot.

Sleep deprivation: How do you mommas do it?

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