Just venting. Long

My son was born a week ago. Ever since I've been on edge. His birth wasn't easy. I was stuck in the hospital doing a two day induction that failed. I opted for a c section. Doc called the social services on me because of his misinterpretation of something I said. Spoke with social services, they saw no need in continuing to see me. From the night I went in to be induced (which was a wednesday) til the day I was discharged (sunday) I maybe had 8 hours of sleep if that.

night of being discharged I had to stay up with my son with no help from dad because he had to be at work at 4am til 2:30 pm. He gets home by 3, showers them takes the baby. My bf is heavy set and a somewhat heavy sleeper, and I noticed that when he's holding the baby that he's falling asleep and that he isn't fully attentive to him. While he's holding him or burping him his hands is falling and so is the baby. That freaking scares me.

I'm so sleep deprived and I'm so damn tried of hearing sleep when the baby sleeps. My baby sleeps peacefully during the day, and thats when his dad had him, but thats also when dad is napping and isn't fully paying attention to he is holding the babyand it worries me. I know he means no harm, but with so many infant accidents I refuse to not pay attention.

baby plays possum during the night. Sleeps got dad during the day. I'm not sleeping or eating. I'm exclusively pumping. Still recovering from my c section. Have no one to vent to. This was the only place I could do it.

Comments

  • Awww :( I know how your feeling I had my baby a week ago too and I was sleep deprived I try taking naps when I can but honestly I don't do well sleeping during the day I can't adjust my body to it and it sucks :/ my baby sleeps alllll day and wakes up every 2-3 hours at night, I guess it all takes some getting use to. My boyfriend will wake up with me to help me change the baby sometimes but other times he just waits for me to do it; I get worried as well since he's just a newborn I rather get up and change his diaper or feed him than let my BF try and do something wrong, its very overwhelming I've already cried a few times but I just hope it gets better with each day
  • It gets easier as bubs gets older I promise. Goodluck hunny xox
  • Hopefully you find a way to.make it work for you!
  • I stopped taking my pain meds the second day I was home because I wasn't able to look after my son. Everyday I have pain, and im tired. his dad mentioned he was tired at least 4 times since he's been home. And he's been sleep since 2. I just wanna scream
  • I'm trying to start positive and I know baby and I ate still learning each other. It just sucks I'm bit getting the help I thought I would
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