Everything is so much harder with a second baby. My older daughter is almost 2 and it's heartbreaking to see her not getting great sleep and just adjusting to everything. She absolutely loves her sister but we've had a lot of family come over to meet the new baby and help out and she's just over it. I don't think she wants all these people in her house, she'll go hide in her room and play by herself. I'm sure she wants our normal weekend routine of going out and having adventures, but we've been so tired we've asked family to help out. And baby was born December 26 so we had all the holiday events right before that.

Baby won't sleep in her pack and play which was not a problem with my first, so we're really struggling to figure that out. We keep moving the pack and play downstairs and sleeping separately to keep it quiet by my toddler's room but we just can't get any progress to stick. One night she'll sleep 2 hours on her own, the next night nothing. I can't stay awake in the middle of the night to hold her and I hate bringing her into bed with me. And now toddler is sick with a cold so extra fussy and not sleeping well. My husband and I are so tired and frustrated, we keep fighting and losing patience. I know it's been less than 2 weeks but I don't have any hope this will get better. Just looking for encouragement or reassurance that we're not the only ones who have had a hard time.