Parenting |OT| It's the shit. And vomit.
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Prepare for your sleep cycle to be @#$%$#.
Really though. If you have time off of work, it helps a lot to take sleep shifts. And setting circadian rhythms is as simple as going outside first thing after you wake up and getting the sunlight in your eyes. Also helps to limit blue light at night.
Also, meal prepping. You have no idea how much that will help. Making large batches of soup that can be warmed up whenever needed is going to be a Godsend.
You can get one of these for when the baby naps alone. This is ours, we mounted it on the wall over the crib, it works extremely well and has become pretty much essential...
Just don't leave the monitor in another room if you and your wife are having special time in the bedroom if you have other kids in the house...
A sound machine with nice background noise will help a lot. Our kids learned to pretty much fall asleep as soon as they hear it turn on.
These wraps are also awesome and work amazingly well for newborns. Newborns love being swaddled and restricted. Plus it's great to be able to be hands free and get stuff done while the little one naps on you.
Here's a good research-based article on co-sleeping my wife helped write that includes safety information for when your boy gets a bit bigger. Since he was a preemie it's not safe until he reaches the size of a normal newborn.
Co-sleeping Benefits and Risks (Plus How to Safely Do it)
Curious about sharing your space with your baby? Here are the benefits of co-sleeping plus how to safely do it, and when not to.
wellnessmama.com
Let us know if you have any more questions!
Prepare for your sleep cycle to be @#$%$#.
Really though. If you have time off of work, it helps a lot to take sleep shifts. And setting circadian rhythms is as simple as going outside first thing after you wake up and getting the sunlight in your eyes. Also helps to limit blue light at night.
Also, meal prepping. You have no idea how much that will help. Making large batches of soup that can be warmed up whenever needed is going to be a Godsend.
You can get one of these for when the baby naps alone. This is ours, we mounted it on the wall over the crib, it works extremely well and has become pretty much essential...
Just don't leave the monitor in another room if you and your wife are having special time in the bedroom if you have other kids in the house...
A sound machine with nice background noise will help a lot. Our kids learned to pretty much fall asleep as soon as they hear it turn on.
These wraps are also awesome and work amazingly well for newborns. Newborns love being swaddled and restricted. Plus it's great to be able to be hands free and get stuff done while the little one naps on you.
Here's a good research-based article on co-sleeping my wife helped write that includes safety information for when your boy gets a bit bigger. Since he was a preemie it's not safe until he reaches the size of a normal newborn.
Co-sleeping Benefits and Risks (Plus How to Safely Do it)
Curious about sharing your space with your baby? Here are the benefits of co-sleeping plus how to safely do it, and when not to.
Let us know if you have any more questions!
Thanks!! Wife and I have a lot of time off to hang with the little dude.
I have most of this stuff but I feel like I have severely underprepared for the meals. I bought a few frozen items to eat in a jam but feel like I need to plan better. I don't want to only eat frozen shit. Hopefully my family will deliver us some stuff.
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You will probably go into survival mode for a while adjusting to the not-sleep schedule. Daughter was just 3 when the boy came home and I remember scavenging a lot of her half-eaten nuggets and sandwich crusts after realizing I hadn't eaten anything yet.
Heh, my oldest (just turned 13) slept through the night for the first time at about 18 months. Good luck... (My younger two weren't nearly as bad.) I was young (27) at the time. I would have had a much harder time operating on such horrific sleep at 36 if my youngest had kept that shit up for that long.
Doing what the baby does can help... take naps. Some people try the "cry it out" sleep training method which we did not. Caution there as it could cause them harm if you do that at too young an age.
The advice above about making large batches of food that can be heated up at any time is key. Giant pots of stuff like chili or lentil soup were key for us.
Good luck @CloudNull !