4 things every expecting parent must know about newborn sleep

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[Tauchp]

I miss that stage.. I was exhausted but it was simple and you knew what to expect

[lottie]

Hold your baby as much as you can. Take all the pictures and videos. This stage flies by!

[joker_was_lost]

My newborn is a week old and I’ve been watching video after video and reading up on how to take care of a newborn, Plus my mom has helped SO much! Thank you!!

[toricole]

Last piece of advice is important. Grace for you, grace for your baby, grace for your husband, grace for other children. Grace is needed. Your trying to figure out that little new born, and that little new born is trying to figure out life.

[zoelenss]

Mine is 6 weeks and this boy is ALERT! Always wants to be awake and part of the party 😂

[myyt]

I miss that stage so much ❤❤❤ the newborn smell, newborn scrunches, little noises, cuddles. It flies by. My daughter is almost 3 😢

[nikkibegg]

I'm in this stage right now and I am utterly exhausted. I love my baby boy. I appreciate all the other Moms giving the advice about enjoying this stage. I know I will miss it one day. I'm just trying to soak it all in.

[petergriffiinbirdistheword]

💀 Brought my baby home from NICU recently. He doesn't sleep. He went a week on 4 hours sleep. He's 16 day's now and is improving. ❤

[staychill]

The newborn stage is rough but it goes by FAST. Once it’s gone you’ll miss it. So enjoy it!

[michaelkurtz]

Pediatrician told us that baby has to be around 13 pounds in order to sleep through the night. And the first night this happens new parents will awaken in a panic wondering what is wrong.

[cheyannecalderon]

I love the newborn stage. I remember when my little brother was born, it was such a peaceful, bonding experience for us considering I was the last baby in the house for a while.

[rachelgarafolo]

I miss that stage!! 15, 13 and 7!!

Time goes FAST!!

[mamabear]

I love the little baby noises. They make it so sweet.❤

[obs_vell]

Currently in the new born stage. My son was born 4/9/24. Since he's come home sleep is nonexistent, but im embracing the journey.

[manqobazulu]

That no3 is real.. it's really funny. She sleeping but making a noise but not crying... like talk to me child of mine
..😂😂

[BoboDigs]

First month was a little tiresome 😢 but then we really started to understand his needs and moods, when he was tired, cranky, hungry, happy, silly, and just happy to be in the moment 😊 and then the joyous moment of developing a happy, consistent sleep routine!!! We all slept better in our house! We all slept and we’re a much less stressed household ❤❤❤ We really worked with developing a sleep routine that helped him sleep more restfully 😊 I put a vibrating paddle under his mattress, a calming white noise machine in his room and a wedge pillow to help with any reflux or spit up while sleeping 😴 it was the magic combination. It put him into a deep slumber 😊😊😊

[mg]

My dad used to say: the reason god made kids so cute is so you wouldn’t throw them out the window.

[blackdragon]

Sad to see so many parents who lack sleep. My mom told me that when I was born, I didn't cry. Never cried to get anything. They had to check on me to see if I was alright because of how silent I was... saddly, they don't serve me anymore, at 20 I'm the one doing the cleaning😹

[volgax]

I was able to get my newborn on a schedule.
Waiting a few seconds to pick them up when they're fussing in their sleep is how you sleep train them.

[dainoradirmeikyte]

Live in a newborn' shoes if you think you are suffering. Newborns go through huge changes from birth. Just within seconds they are exposed to:

Oxygen, bright lights, sharp sounds (never experienced before),

Space, temperature changes (first time out of the cosy warm mum's belly).

Then digestion.

Good luck babies, mummies and dadies❤❤❤