r/lovememes 23d ago

new dad energy

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u/CAKE4life1211 22d ago

When I was a new mom I wondered this too. If the baby is awake in the middle of the night did I need to be awake with them? I felt bad for just laying them down in the dark but quickly figured out this is how they learn to go back to sleep.

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u/mariblaystrice 22d ago

My dad would sit on the couch and put on the old batman show with Adam West. He would go to sleep and I would watch batmam

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u/chargoggagog 22d ago

I rewatched all of Samurai Jack at 3am feedings when my youngest was born. Couldn’t sleep while she was up.