If your first child is between 0-1 month old...

Bella263

would you care to give me a rundown of a typical day for you? I'm a first time mom expecting in December. I have worked with kids for years, but never just one as a newborn. And I'm really not sure what my days are going to consist of (besides diapers and feedings) for the first few weeks. I will also be at home and not working.

 I'm working with 2 month old twins right now, but they have 3 other siblings so it keeps things hopping in their house. But I keep wondering what it will be like when it's me and a baby. And I'd love to see what it's like for you all.

So would anyone be so kind as to post a day in your life for me to read? You can be as specific or generic as you want.

Thank you!!

TrinaKay

I can tell you what life was like at that time. .. HECTIC!

DD was on the boob, ALL the time. I was recovering from a c-section and getting around was a biotch. When DD wasn't on the bewb she was asleep.  The sleep part was good. We co-slept so when she would sleep I would sleep.

We had visitors pretty regularly, but it was good because they came bearing gifts-mostly of food, and the ones who knew me real well brought candy. (I had GD while PG.)

 

sallysands1

A typical day for me is get up, change the baby. Then daddy feeds the baby while i'm gettin ready for work. She's usually awake for a little bit after that. Then daddy takes over once I leave. From what he tells me she eats and sleeps all day. She'll wake up every 2-3 hours eat get changed, then fall back to sleep. By the time I get home she's usually asleep. She'll wake up to eat. Play for a bit, then it's back to la la land for her. Sometimes my DH is able to get alot of house work done. Other days he's busy with her cuz she's up and fussy all day. Every day is different. 

Quazel

For the first month it was practically all diapers and feedings and holding the baby.  Literally.  I can remember taking an hour to feed DS, changing his diaper, trying to get him to get some sleep, and then waking him or just starting to feed again 2 hours after we started the last feed.  Nothing else got done unless someone else did it.  DH would take the baby so I could shower.  And at other times but I was so exhausted I was a bit worthless for household chores.

My best advice is to sleep when the baby sleeps, do not try and have a night and day or you will burn out by getting 20 minutes of sleep at a time for only part of the day and then nothing else.

mrs.serrato85

the major difference is sleep. im sure 2 month old twins are hard but try doing it sleep deprived and hormonal, 24 hours a day.

I find myself debating between: showering, eating, cleaning or napping during any of LO's naps.

I cant say much about a "routine day" for me because everyday seems different. We have no schedule right now and i hear thats pretty normal right now.

(excuse my one handed typing)

Manalyzer

Nursing, all.the.time. Sleeping alot, but waking up every few hours to nurse some more. Lots of poop and pee.

And a whole lot of love you just can't imagine.

grinsandgiggles

Let's just say showers and eating are sometimes non-existent in my day.  It's getting better though...he's not as needy (wanting to be held constantly), and he's sleeping through the night (6-7 hours straight).

ljw0424

Quazel:

For the first month it was practically all diapers and feedings and holding the baby.  Literally.  I can remember taking an hour to feed DS, changing his diaper, trying to get him to get some sleep, and then waking him or just starting to feed again 2 hours after we started the last feed.  Nothing else got done unless someone else did it.  DH would take the baby so I could shower.  And at other times but I was so exhausted I was a bit worthless for household chores.

My best advice is to sleep when the baby sleeps, do not try and have a night and day or you will burn out by getting 20 minutes of sleep at a time for only part of the day and then nothing else.

AMEN and well stated!! 

mykatydee

We have kindof settled into some sort of routine.  We are bfing, and pumping so daddy can take a few of the shifts, with feedings on demand not on a schedule, LO is also sleeping in his own room.

Demetri usually goes down in his crib around midnite. 

We are up for a changing and feeding around 3am.  Mommy gets back to bed around 4 by the time he is passed out.  This sometimes means a couple of runs back to his room to put his binkie back in his mouth. 

We are up again around 6 am or 7am for changing and feeding again. Which again takes about an hr.

 By 9 mommy is usually up for good, and LO is up for feedings and changing every 2 hrs.  

 The rest of the day, Demetri sleeps in his swing, in my arms, on the bed next to me (while I am fully awake I promise) or on the couch next to me.  I get a shower depending on what shift DH is working, if he is home in the morning I wake him up and hand LO off after he is fed.  Food is whatever I can grab one handed or that I can make in 10 min (i always happen to get hungry just before LO wakes up).  I may or may not get a nap, it again depends on when DH is home. 

Our inbetween time has been filled with trips to both grandparents' houses, volunteering at church (which LO sleeps through), a photo shoot, his first dr appt, and trips to the store

Days like today, when DH is working all day, and LO refuses to sleep anywhere but right next to me or on my chest, nothing else gets done.

I can also say that I was thankful when I healed enough that it didnt take me 10 min in the bathroom every time I had to pee (i tore in 3 places and had aweful hemmroids) ...and I learned real quick that regardless of Demetri's hungry cries in the middle of the nite, it is still good to hit the bathroom before picking him up, otherwise he will graze for 20 min before I'll be able to go, this makes me antsy and rubs off on him!