@wannabe.diary: Can we normalize how much we overthink the first weeks? Because honestly… I stressed about all the wrong things. Here’s what actually doesn’t matter in those early newborn weeks: 1. Bad habits. You’re not “creating bad sleep”. Your baby literally isn’t capable of forming habits yet. If feeding, rocking, holding works… use it. 2. Sleep training. Way too early. Their nervous system isn’t ready to “learn sleep”. They need support, not structure. 3. Drowsy but awake. Sounds nice in theory. In reality? Just a crying baby and a mom questioning everything. 4. Strict schedules. Newborns don’t care about your schedule. They care about regulation, feeding, and feeling safe. 5. Other babies. That baby sleeping 5 hours at 3 weeks? That’s not the standard. That’s the exception. In those first weeks… you’re not doing it wrong. You’re just in survival mode. Feed. Hold. Respond. That’s enough. And then later… when your baby actually is ready, that’s when structure starts to make a difference. That’s when small changes suddenly work. That’s when sleep starts to make sense. 💕🍼 If you’re in that messy “what am I even doing” phase right now, drop “SLEEP” into my dm and I’ll send you the link to my simple evening structure that helps your baby properly wind down and help the nervous system feel safe so sleep can happen naturally 🌙 Because it’s not about doing more. It’s about doing the right things at the right time.

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