ms spock
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There are many good suggestions practical suggestions here.
I would suggest that to add to your tool kit would be some places where you can all have a break from each other. Either family or friends that your hubby can go to if the baby cries for a few days at a time, which can happen. My friend's baby has colic at the moment and her baby is crying around the clock, (well it seems to her).
Then perhaps some friends and family that you and the baby can go to so that you and the baby can have a break. Somewhere someone can look after the baby for a few hours whilst you catch up on sleep. Sleep deprivation is a biggie for new parents. So it is important that you do some serious self care and make sure you get some sleep catch ups a few times each week.
Even paying for a cheap motel could a be a life saver, at times, if you have priced a few places and set some money aside then if things get to heated, one or other of you can take a break. Good to work out these things before things get to stressful, would be my suggestion.
I would suggest that to add to your tool kit would be some places where you can all have a break from each other. Either family or friends that your hubby can go to if the baby cries for a few days at a time, which can happen. My friend's baby has colic at the moment and her baby is crying around the clock, (well it seems to her).
Then perhaps some friends and family that you and the baby can go to so that you and the baby can have a break. Somewhere someone can look after the baby for a few hours whilst you catch up on sleep. Sleep deprivation is a biggie for new parents. So it is important that you do some serious self care and make sure you get some sleep catch ups a few times each week.
Even paying for a cheap motel could a be a life saver, at times, if you have priced a few places and set some money aside then if things get to heated, one or other of you can take a break. Good to work out these things before things get to stressful, would be my suggestion.
