Do any other mamas have this problem?

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I feel like this is going to sound so stupid, but so do any other moms feel like they have a tiny bit of PTSD from the newborn stage? My son is 5 months old and the light of my life. When my husband had to go back to work I was basically single parenting my son all day everyday. I spent the first two months getting maybe 2-3 hours MAX of sleep every single night if I was lucky. Just waiting till the weekend when my husband would let me catch up on sleep. I have bad insomnia problems anyways. But now, he sleeps through the night and it’s great. However, he has bad nights sometimes (rarely) and I know that is completely normal. However, when he’s screaming and inconsolable and it’s past his bedtime I will literally start shaking with fear. It’s like my body gets sent back to the newborn phase and my brain always thinks “yep this is it, he’s going back to never sleeping again I’m going to be forced back to that depressing place again.” Like it’s a form of trauma I swear!
I just need to vent, is anyone else like this?? Like was the newborn stage traumatizing for anyone else? I feel like I’m a crazy person.

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I think the newborn stage is traumatizing. Currently I have a 1 month old and the sleepless nights, non-stop breastpumping sessions, and million other chores is very exhausting and push beyond any limits.  Anytime I lay down at night I start to worry how for how long I will be able to relax before she starts to cry or needs me to pick her up, so I understand your worries and think its all very normal. Newborn stage is being in survival mode to get through it.

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with my first, yes, it was terrifying and I was constantly on edge, no sleep, had no clue what I was doing, with my second, he was a MUCH easier newborn, although he was in the NICU for 2 months but once he came home he slept and ate so good. newborn stage is really scary for me

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We always say with our first, the first month was just a trauma-repressed blur. Newborns are SO hard

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I feel like I could’ve written this! lol I felt the exact same. That’s why our kids are four years apart. I was so traumatized by the sleepless nights and feeling like I was going to mind.

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The first year in general was traumatic for me baby constant crying, baby getting sick, me being financially bad so I get it it can be traumatizing I see a therapist now and it helps to express myself

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No. The newborn stage was exactly what I expected it to be.

Do any other mamas have this problem?

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