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I had to basically cook dinner with her in the carrier, do things one handed, let her cry in the bouncer while I give big sister a bath. I have even held her one armed nursing while wiping a toddler poop butt!!! The things you can do one handed are pretty amazing!!!!

Those first few months DH worked nights 3x a week so it was pretty rough.

hang in there!

I'm kind of in the same situation with my 6 week old, she wants to feed for hours in the evening. All I can suggest is try do dinner prep earlier in the day (maybe when baby is asleep), so that at least half of your work is done by the time dinner time comes around. if you can get you LO to help you with some tasks its a bonus!

I solo parent pretty much all weekday evenings so it was very difficult when the baby had witching hour, but what helped the most were the 5 Ss. I would swaddle him really tight, put him in swing, blast white noise, and put paci in and that helped buy me about an hour or so. The witching hours passed somewhere around the 9 week mark though thank goodness!

@Foodnerd81: I wouldn't worry about that at 2 weeks old...babies love that tightness and secure feeling like they did in the womb, for most babies it's really comforting! We stopped swaddling like that when the witching hour ended, but it really helped make it through that period

I used the carrier while I prepped dinner and nursed at the table while we ate dinner.

Is there any chance your husband could possibly start and finish work earlier? My husband starts at 0700 so he's home shortly after 1600 and I can honestly it makes a HUGE difference having him home! I know it's a long shot but I thought I'd throw it out there.

Another option is to do a cold finger food dinner that requires minimal prep, I'm thinking some sort of meat, cheese, a slice of bread and a piece of fruit or veg?

Hang in there!

I second the swaddle. Or swaddle and then pop into a SSC. I doubt it will impact night sleep any at 2 weeks old. I know DD'S witching hour was all about eating and that cluster nursing was why she gave me longer night stretches...so DS watched a lot of cartoons for a few weeks so I could nurse endlessly. And I nursed at the dinner table every night forever. But, I set DD down, even if she cried, to do the last bit of bedtime with DS so he could have a moment of full attention. Our bedtime routine is short, so I would hold/nurse DD and hang out with DS for bath, then set her down in the swing to fuss or chill while I popped DS into jammies and bed. This too shall pass!