My baby hates me.

[motzie]

She will not sleep. Ever. Omg today and tonight sucked. It is now 7:30am, I've gotten 2 hours sleep, and she's cooing and laughing and being adorable. I want to cry.

[Deleted]

I have no advice, just silent support. I'm sorry!

[dixienormous]

Sorry Motzie. Babies are kind of assholes. And they turn on the cute and the baby smell to trick you into keeping them.

[Deleted]

Sorry motzie, that sucks!

[bullygirl979]

Sorry, motzie

[BettyBookWorm]

I'm sorry Motzie! I've been there. Go ahead and cry. Then, pour yourself a nice hot cup of coffee.

[gbck]

I'm going to agree, go ahead and cry.
And it sucks.
And it'll get easier--or at least *that* particular sleep deprivation issue will

[fussbucket]

Sorry, I know hearing "it gets better" probably doesn't help right now. Whatever you do, lie down and close your eyes the moment she does go to sleep. Good luck and hang in there. You can do this, even though I know you don't want to lol.

[dixienormous]

It's also ok to put her down and let her cry for a few minutes while you take a shower, go into another room for a quick bite of sanity or to do something entirely for you. And as soon as Dad comes home, hand her off and take a nap.

[partiallysunny]

It's okay to cry. It's also okay for her to sit on her crib and cry while you take a few moments for yourself.

They make kids cute for a reason. It's so you don't sell them.

[motzie]

Thanks everyone. The last two days she has nursed literally all day so it's been impossible to take a break. She finally napped at 7 last night so I got to shower, eat and have a snuggle with H for a bit. Apparently I trade that nap for a good night sleep because she would not stay down overnight. I feel like I'm doing something wrong.

She hasn't been staying down until 12/1am, but then she would at least sleep 4 hours or so. She cluster feeds in the evening so getting her down before that has been impossible. That is my new mission though. She'll be 8 weeks on Saturday so it's not too early to start sleep training, right?

Up until this last growth spurt she was such a good sleeper and her schedule was about the same every day so I didn't have to worry about it too much.

[dixienormous]

Growth spurts suck. I remember being stuck with her on my boobs for 13 hours straight. Once it's over she'll set up with a new schedule and you'll re-adjust. It does ease up.

[fussbucket]

Dec 11, 2012 12:40:26 GMT -5 dixienormous said:

Growth spurts suck. I remember being stuck with her on my boobs for 13 hours straight. Once it's over she'll set up with a new schedule and you'll re-adjust. It does ease up.

So much this. The six-week growth spurt is a notable low point in brand-new mothering. Because A came a couple weeks before her due date, I think this is right where you are. I cried too.