feeling a little overwhelmed with being with my handsom little man being that my husband works 3rd shift and I'm still…

this all makes sense. I appreciate all of the advice. very helpful

You're welcome!! @jenkins2015 @journii15 my dad had me and my sister as a single dad for a little while so he has really good advice for me lol (I'm not a single mom, but I do everything with our son)

Honestly starting out, I would focus on breastfeeding and just work on that until you get it down good otherwise I really wouldn't worry about a routine too much, as long as baby is clean, fed, happy, ect use the rest of your time to shower/nap if you can, eat of course. if you have leftover time then you can try to do a chore or few, but everyone in your life needs to understand that you need time to adjust without stress. Stress about killed me.

journii15 I feel it pretty hard to establish a routine now do you have any tips to start putting that to works

@chhaya, thank you so much this is very helpful I feel that's where most of the stress is coming from.

thank you @journii15

@chhaya, great advice, ur dad is a wise man bc thats exactly right! wow!

hey love! overwhelming is the correct word when journii was four weeks i was feeling like someone hit the fast forward button and im trying to catch up, its going to take a while but getting a routine is a must, right now ur on maternity leave and this where u being to get get structure and my baby is only 4 months we are doin wayyyyy bettter, than just a few months ago u will get the hang of it it due time, i know ur doing great hang in there

Take deep breaths frequently. My dad told me something that helped me amazingly. He told me that when I start my day, never have it set in your mind that you will get anything done. Don't plan to get a bunch of housework or errands done, don't even plan to shower and do your nails or anything.

If you plan what you want to get done you get very easily stressed when your baby prevents you from doing the things you set out to do, while not planning your day (other than caring for your child you your basic needs) leaves only the opportunity to feel accomplished no matter how much you do or do not get done. Leaves 0 room for stress.