u/BeautifulProduce9785

I cannot sleep at all. My baby is about 5 days old and even in the hospital, I stayed awake just watching my son sleep making sure he’s breathing and not choking on anything. And it’s gotten worse since we’ve been home. If he spits up while I’m sleeping, that is my biggest fear that I won’t be there to help him. So, I just stay awake and just watch him in his bassinet or I just burp him so as long as I can. I dunno the last time I slept more than 90 minutes total for the night. I’m constantly crying at night. This is my husband’s 3rd kid so he’s in a completely state of mind than me and I’m so jealous of that. I feel like I’m constantly on high alert and always trying to make sure the baby is okay.
I’ve been trying to burp him after a bottle for longer and longer and that hasn’t been helping as much because it’s almost like as soon as I lay him down, that’s when he spits up and that’s when my nerves and anxiety are through the roof. I don’t know if I’ll ever sleep again.

I’m having a baby in 6 weeks and I keep seeing that people are getting their nurses snacks, drinks, baked goods… so my question is, labor and delivery nurses, do you like gifts from moms and dads? Do you actually eat the stuff people give you? Is there a gift you actually enjoyed? Do most people get you a gift?

I’m 26 weeks pregnant and was very blessed with no morning sickness. However, now I’m dealing with a horrible gag reflex which has been causing me to throw up because of it. Is anyone else experiencing this or know what to do for relief? It’ll hit me at random times that I’ll start gagging and it won’t make me throw up every time but when it does, I don’t stop until my stomach is empty.