if you have a partner, shifting the night out is essential. if you BF, can you pump to have partner take a feed? if formula, no excuse not to split the night. EP here pretty much from day one (we’d only latch during the day) so from the jump I took the first half of the night & my partner, the second. we each were able to get 3-4 hrs unbroken sleep. & more as baby grew. now if we need to get up we both do it together since it’s less often/frequent. try to nap during daytime naps at least once.

First weeks I would get up, go to the living room, and put on the TV to keep me awake. I was triple feeding because she wasn’t gaining weight (preemie). It got better when I figured out how to nurse lying on my side and could stop with the additional bottle feeds

Netflix series are my life saver 🥹

YouTube 😅 Also sometimes setting myself a timer for like 10-15 minutes so in case the video wasn’t enough that would wake me up.

turned the lights on and and went into the living room

Sleep. Shifts. Divide and conquer. There’s no other way.

Seconding looking up the safe sleep 7 and co sleeping. Once you get side laying breastfeeding down life gets so, so much easier. Sending solidarity!! I know it’s a tough time!! ❤️

Eating a snack I found helped me stay awake

Always sat up on an arm chair to feed. Burping has to be upright anyway so feeding while lying down means you have to stand up at some point.

Night shifts with my husband. I would be with my baby for the first 3 hours and switch with him and during that time I would pump and try to get some sleep. Netflix also helped. Lol. I was in survival mode during the newborn phase honestly