Evening blues
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I had nighttime anxiety so bad! As it got dark out I would start to feel this doom coming over me knowing I was going to be up throughout the night. It was really hard especially having a winter baby where it got dark at 4pm. When they start sleeping through the night and you know you’ll get a good chunk of sleep that feeling definitely subsides. It’s so hard but will go away!
So familiar with this feeling. Sending love.
Ah I don't think I cried in my life as much or as consistently as the first 3-4 months of my daughter's life. It was overwhelming, I had never done it before so I had no idea why she was screaming at me at "witching hour", why she constantly wanted to feed and screamed if not on the boob (cluster feeding). I didn't know what was normal. I thought I was destined to forever eat my dinner one handed, forever contact nap with her in the sling. I hated the evenings, no idea what the night would bring. Bit by bit things slowly got better, mines only 9 months now but those newborn issues really are a distant memory now (replaced by new challenges of course 😂), but the sense of dread and overwhelm really does get better. I don't want to put a time on it cos everyone is different, but around 4 months for me she really became her own little personality and it became more rewarding. You're doing amazing!
The sunset scaries. I also get this. Here to chat overnight if you'd like!
I like to call this the ✨nighttime scaries✨ they’re horrific and completely panic inducing for me. It gets better 💗
I feel the same way at night. The dread knowing he probably won’t go to sleep until til 4 am. No advice really just wanted you to know you aren’t alone.
Yeah I used to get this but please know that it gets better. We saw a massive improvement at around 3 months xx