How are the very hard nights of new parents
Spending several nights awake or without shutting an eye is quite normal in parents who have just had a baby.
If there is something that first-time parents do not forget in their lives , apart from the moment of the birth of the longed-for baby, it is without a doubt their first nights with the newborn. Few parents are lucky enough to be able to rest or sleep for a few hours as most will unfortunately remember how little sleep they got.
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SLEEPLESS NIGHTS
Spending several nights awake or without shutting an eye is quite normal in parents who have just had a baby. The big problem with this is that bad sleep takes its toll and ends up affecting in a negative way both physically and mentally. If there are many nights without being able to sleep, fatigue begins to make an appearance. The problem is that this is normal since the baby during the first weeks wakes up every two or three hours to be able to eat and satisfy his appetite.
Babies still can’t tell the difference between day and night, so they don’t mind waking up when they see fit. As if that weren’t enough, the woman should recover and sleep as much as possible, so the father must be there for everything that is needed. The nights are quite complicated and sleeping every couple of hours is something that no body can bear and that ends up taking its toll.
CONCERN FOR THE BABY
In addition to sleeping fatally and very little, there is also the great concern of the father that everything goes well and that there is no danger to the baby while he sleeps and rests. Many new parents show great concern after hearing the topic of sudden infant death. This makes them want to check every moment that the baby is perfectly well and there is no danger of suffocation. With the passage of time, parents calm down and can forget about so much worry while the baby sleeps peacefully. This is another reason why nights can be hard during the first weeks of a baby’s life.
FEEDING THE BABY
Another of the most common causes for which it is to sleep well during the first weeks is due to the feeding of the baby at night. As I have already mentioned, the baby wakes up every two or three hours to eat since he needs to be satisfied before resting. If the mother opts for breastfeeding , the nerves are much greater since waiting for the milk to rise to feed the newborn. Either way, if you opt for powdered milk, you have to prepare it and have it ready for when the baby demands it.
HOW LONG DO YOU SLEEP BADLY?
The days go by and the nights are getting longer for new parents. When fatigue is increasing and strength is low, most parents ask the same question: how long will this continue? Unfortunately, everyone who is a parent knows that once they have children, they never sleep well again. There is a before and after when it comes to sleeping and being a parent.
The important thing is that your child sleeps and rests and leaving you can sleep the hours that your little one leaves you. It is true that as the months go by, the baby will begin to sleep better at night and you will be able to sleep a few more hours. One last tip is to take turns with your partner so that in this way you can sleep a greater number of hours and rest a lot more.
Dr. Tabriella Perivolaris, Sara's mother and fan of fashion, beauty, motherhood, among others, about the female universe. Since 2018 she has been working as a copywriter, always bringing to her articles a little of her experience and experience as a mother and woman.