So tired it hurts! (venting)

[johannaviles]

So my baby is a week old and I havent slept.  Im exclusively breastfeeding him, so he wakes up the whole night to eat.  Its frustrating, Im so tired I feel like crying all the time.  Im cranky, sore...ugh!  My husband helps as much as he can, but he cant breastfeed him, so the whole waking up every 20 minutes is my job, and then after feeding him, he poops, wich makes him hungry again :(

Yesterday we took him to the pedi to follow up on his circumzition, well, it turns out I  have to pull his little thing down/ back three times a day to help him heal.  The Dr did it yesterday and he bled and cried so much!  I dont know how I will manage to do this, but I feel so sorry for my baby boy!

Argh, I definetily forgot how hard this was...

[sweetangel7]

Hang in there!  I can just imagine being in your shoes in another 4 months!  Scary!  But it is sooo worth it!  Just keep thinking that it will get better!

[justice6920]

Awww you poor thing! I remember exactly how you feel, and I am sure it doesnt help with the tiredness now but it does get better.... I remember just crying when night would fall bc i knew i would be up and down all night, BUT it did get better....like joy said just try and rest while you can... Good luck and I hope you get some rest soon

[kennedydp5]

i feel for you , too!  do you have any other help available so you can rest a little?  my mom stayed w/ me for the first week at home b/c dh worked out of town then and i had 3 young dd's.  i was also recovering from a c-section and breastfeeding.  

i hope you'll feel better soon!

[JoyRenee]

I know how you feel and I'm so very sorry it's hard right now! It does get better. Rest as often as you can. I remember feeling so tired I wanted to cry, too.

[abbysmommy4]

He sleeps alot still, despite all the noise in my house.  He was terrible the first week or so with the night time.  I thought I was gonna die I was so tired.  I can't nap during the day with him because I have a dd who is almost 3 so naps are out.....UGH  But the last few days he has only been getting up once during the night and then is about 6 am or so, which is fine for me as I have to get my boys up and off to school.  

Hang in there, if you can nap during the day with him.  That may help with being so tired.  I still feel like I missing loads of sleep, I still haven't caught up with since he was born.  Good luck and hang in there.   I hope you heal quickly from the C section.  

[johannaviles]

Oh God I hope it does get better soon, I honestly feel so down...
Thank God I had my c section stitches removed yesterday, and Im healing very well.
Does Jacob sleep during the day?

[abbysmommy4]

It gets better, Jacob is just this week starting to sleep better at night.  I am still very tired though.  He is 2 weeks old now.  I am also only breastfeeding, and it's tough at times because we are the only one who can feed him.  As for the circumcision, Jacob goes tomorrow.  I am so dreading it.  I wish they would have done it in the hospital.

Anyway, it will get easier.  Maybe you could try pumping so your dh can help in feeding him.  My dh is not home so it's all up to me for now..........