Everyone says the first two weeks are the hardest. It’s the truth. Your world has just completely turned upside down. You’re figuring out how to keep a tiny human alive and happy. Everything you learned in your baby essentials class suddenly escapes your memory, and your hormones are surging. Point blank: it’s overwhelming.
The single hardest part of the first 2 weeks is the lack of sleep. If you think you didn’t sleep well when you were pregnant...you’re in for a surprise. And, if you weren’t sleep deprived, you could probably handle all of your other responsibilities with stride and more patience.
Some other realizations in the first 2 weeks:
- Breastfeeding is hard, but it gets better. This is the other “hardest” part of being a new mom, in my opinion. More on this to come.
- You’re going to get pooped and peed on.
- Feeding your baby takes a long time. I had to breastfeed and supplement with formula the first two weeks, which took forever. I can’t imagine having twins.
- Your baby doesn’t know the difference between night and day, but you won’t spoil them by letting them sleep during the day in the beginning.
- You’re going to cry at the drop of a dime. Just let it out, it helps.
- Breastmilk poopy stains are bad - make sure you have good stain remover!
- Sleeping when the baby sleeps is not as easy as it sounds. I was not good at this, but having one nap a day was helpful.
- Drinking a cup of coffee once a day is not going to hurt the baby - do it for your sanity.
- You won’t feel normal yet...
There are tons of little tidbits and pieces of advice that are circling in my head. And, it really takes longer than two weeks to get in the swing of things (more like 2-3 months), but you learn so much in the beginning. For me, it was about listening to my body, knowing what I was feeling was okay and taking things day by day.
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