Any other new moms feeling lazy?

I'm 8 days pp after having my first child and I feel like all I ever do is sit in one spot with my baby on my chest all day long. I get up a few times to change diapers obviously, use the restroom myself a few times and try to shower once a day, but my husband is doing everything else. Making dinner, feeding me, bringing me water, laundry, half of the diaper changes, taking care of our cats... The only word I can use to describe how I feel is lazy.

Of course I'm still healing after delivering our child but I feel so "blah" and I hate that I'm not doing more. But every time I try to do something it seems as though LO needs to feed and since I'm EBF I can't be away for very long because my husband can't feed her. He also gets pretty frustrated when all she does is cry and he can't soothe her. For this reason even when she does nurse and fall asleep on me, he's adamant to take her because he doesn't want her to get fussy. He has been SO helpful and hasn't complained much, other than he misses sleeping with me in bed. I'm hoping soon that baby starts sleeping better at night because right now I rarely see my husband. He sleeps most of the night and I sleep most of the day. I guess I'm reaching out to see if anyone has tips on how to manage my time? Maybe this is normal? When will my days be open to something more than sitting in one spot with a baby on me?

I love the cuddles but I need to feel like myself again.

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