NEWBORN NIGHT 4 weeks old 9:48pm - 6:21am

@izjohnson

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The video resonated with viewers by authentically portraying the raw, often exhausting reality of newborn nights, creating a strong sense of relatability and shared experience among parents.

Summary

This video chronicles a mother's exhausting night with her 4-week-old baby, detailing frequent feedings, diaper changes, and attempts to put the baby back to sleep. The mother expresses her fatigue throughout the night, culminating in the realization that she needs to get up for the day due to a diaper situation.

Structure

1Introduction to the newborn night routine
2Swaddling and feeding the baby
3A humorous anecdote shared by the husband
4Multiple nighttime interventions (diaper changes, feedings, attempts to sleep)
5The baby's final large diaper change and the mother's exhaustion
6The end of the night and the start of the day

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NEWBORN NIGHT 4 weeks old 9:48pm - 6:21am 9:48pm swaddling + feeding my husband telling me the story behind this picture 10:22pm sike 10:26pm diaper change 10:29pm feeding again 10:43pm trying again 12:51am unswaddle 12:52am feeding 12:59am swaddle back up 1:07am 2:13am back up 2:15am we're cosleeping lol 3:33am feeding other side 5:43am feeding again 5:48am diaper change 6:21am

Original caption

i’m tireddddd guys 😅 #newborn #toddlermom #newbornlife

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Transcript

You wanna spend the night? You know you do. For 4 weeks old, we still hate the bassinet. The longest stretch of sleep I get is in the beginning during her first stretch. So I gotta be ready to knock out as soon as she goes down. So let's get ready for bed. Swaddling + feeding. My husband telling me the story behind this picture. Did you just throw on the show? 10:22pm sike. 10:26pm diaper change. 10:29pm feeding again. 10:43pm trying again. 12:51am unswaddle. 12:52am feeding. 12:59am swaddle back up. 1:07am. 2:13am back up. 2:15am we're cosleeping lol. 3:33am feeding other side. 5:43am feeding again. 5:48am diaper change. 6:21am. She just let out the biggest poop. And I don't have any more diapers in my room. So we have to get up. So I'm just gonna get up for the day. Thanks for spending the night with us. Or we're gonna make coffee.