When does it get easier?

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My baby is almost 3 weeks and I want to know when it gets easier. When do they sleep longer at night and begin to eat on a schedule? My newborn eats random amounts at random times throughout the day. All I do is feed him...he eats at least once an hour. When does this get better.

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I feel this momma. It gets easier. It does. Sometimes just a little bit, someday you move forward, somedays you move back. Our LO just turned 1 month today and looking back at 3 weeks (just 8 days ago), it feels like night and day, literally because she’s starting to adjust her day/night confusion. We were so lucky to have my MIL in town for a week during the 3rd week. She would take the baby from 5:30-9:30 and that was enough to take the edge off and let us feel just a tiny bit human. We’re lucky that DD loved sleeping in grandma’s arms. In momma’s arms she seems to think she’s at a never ending buffet. A few things that helped us 🤷🏻‍♀️: 
- start working on day night confusion, when your LO feeds after 6:00am open the blinds, talk to her/him, play a little, change diaper after feeding (borrowed from Babywise).
- Get the WonderWeeks app or buy the book. Knowing when a leap or a growth spurt is coming goes a long way to feeling better. Sometimes your LO really NEEDS to feed every hour because their little body is growing at an insane rate. Three weeks is a growth spurt week. :) We had 2 days of  45-60 minute feedings every hour. I was looney tunes by the end, but it helped so much to know what was going on and that it would pass.
- Be shameless about asking family and friends to come over to hold the baby. The grandparents all got the TDAP and Flu shot so they could be with the baby early. The grandmas LOVE to come over and just hold her, drop of a hat, or planned visit. My best friend is coming to visit in a few weeks and is also getting the shots just so they can hold the baby. Anyone in your life that gets all goofy about babies, other moms with older kids, let em help!!!
- A small dose of anti-anxiety meds. Postpartum hormones are NO joke. Talk to your doctor if you just feel like you can’t get above water. You deserve to laugh and to experience the joy too. 
You got this momma. This too shall pass, for good and bad. Remember you only have this moment to marvel at their little hands, and eyelashes once. ❤️

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It’s going to be different for everyone. Infant sleep isn’t going to be linear - usually they sleep longer stretches by 12 weeks, then there’s a 4 month sleep regression (followed by a 6 + 8/9 + 12 + 18 month sleep regression). Sleep will ebb and flow depending on babies physical and emotional needs and developmental spurts. You’ll find your own new “normal” though and make it work :) with my firstborn, we started to feel normal around 3 weeks and then really felt we’d found our “normal” around 5 months. My kid still slept terribly until almost a year old, but I got better at handling the wake ups and late nights/early mornings. You’ll find your “groove”! Research the Fourth Trimester, it helps get me through this time ♥️

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I’m on 6 weeks and still wondering. My baby has colic so it’s ROUGH

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Breast or formula?

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I totally feel you, my baby is almost 6 weeks and I’m in the same boat except I have to formula feed. We made some changes last night and she did sleep better. Hoping it’s not just a one time deal!

When does it get easier?

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