My 3-weeks babygirl is the same too. She will fall asleep on my arm at almost every feed. Difficulty burping so have to put her on my chest for a while. Even have to rock/pat her to sleep but as soon as we put her down, she wakes up. Sleepless night every night as she wakes up every 2hrs and I breastfeed on demand.
I will usually let her sleep on my arm/chest first and put her down when she seems to be in deep sleep. Doesn’t always work but as long she’s not crying. At times can even take more than 30mins till my arm hurts. Patience is key...
I cried a few times when husband returned to work cause he helps alot when he’s around. Felt bad when he had to be awake during the night on his working days.
I’m staying with my MIL; it has been tough cause she’s working and doesn’t even help me much when she’s home. I have to put my babygirl to sleep first before I could eat, shower, do house chores or even to rest. And all have to be done rather quickly before baby wakes up again. Sometimes I feel like I’m losing my sanity. I would rant at my own mum about my MIL at times.
Strongly advise to reach out to your fellow mummy friends. You’ll never know that they might have gone through the same too. Have to keep reminding to not be too hard on yourself. Parenting isn’t easy but we’re doing our best. Cheer up and rest as much possible to recover physically and mentally. 💪🏼
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