The first few months of parenthood are total chaos. Night feedings can drive me crazy sometimes. So I'm totally coping by saving my favorite books to read while I nurse and wait for her to fall back asleep. Right now I'm re-reading all the Sookie Stackhouse novels. It actually makes me look forward to waking up. Any other suggestions on how to survive the first few months?
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I watched lots and lots of Hulu, and now netflix on demand.
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@Killer B: Oh, great advice. I'm not pregnant yet so I'll have to remember this tip. I just got myself a kindle so reading would make me look forward to feedings. Thanks!
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Late night (oh heck ALL night long) TV is terrrrrible. I started to DVR many many shows so I can watch stuff I actually want to watch. I also just dusted off my kindle and hope to start reading again now that he's a month old.
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I got an iPad during this time...was great for catching up on blogs or email or reading books without turning on the lights!
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I was lucky to have a husband who wanted to get up with me and participate in the feedings while he was on paternity leave (1.5 months). We would get up together, he would feed a bottle of pumped milk while I pumped, and then we would talk and go on our computers for a while before going back to bed. Even though it felt crazy at the time, I look back on the time together fondly. It was like we were surviving a war together!
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I survived by surfing the net on my phone and reading my nook. It's a great time to read about baby's week by week development
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iPhone. I actually halfway miss catching up on blogs and words with friends now that we're not up multiple times most nights!
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Same as ohapostrophe, I kept busy on my iPhone. Now I'm actually way behind and words with friends.
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i watched all 5 seasons of Friday Night Lights on Netflix Streaming (best show ever!!)... and I read tons and tons of sleep books because I didn't read them when I was pregnant.
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