Men-folk: not imagine that when your gorgeous baby gets tired, he stretches his little arms and yawns his little yawn, and smiles gratefully when his mother lays him gently in his crib for a 3 hour long nap. Think again.
Imagine this: he falls asleep nursing, and your wonderful wife cannot figure out how to climb out of the couch she has sunk into without waking him. She tries anyway. Imagine the sound of a baby screaming in your ear.
Take two: After being shown around the apartment several times, your beautiful baby consents to fall asleep on your wife’s shoulder. How long does she need to hold him like this before she puts him down? Because, here’s the thing: she really needs the bathroom. She gently, oh so lovingly lays him down, together with the blanket she wrapped him in, that hopefully has her scent, she doesn’t even suffer from Sudden Arm Drop this time, and he lies down, asleep. Thank you God. Your wife goes to the bathroom, and before she’s finished washing her hands, he’s awake again, and singing at the top of his lungs.
Get the picture? New Dad, I know you’re cross-eyed with exhaustion too – stretched in more directions than you can count – but please make a couple of sandwiches before you leave for work and put them in the fridge for your beloved wife. Cut up some fruit, maybe, and put some crackers in a bowl. This Mama needs her fuel.
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