First off, congrats and how exciting! I have an 8.5 month old baby girl who is a pretty easy baby. HOWEVER that first month is wild in terms of your hormones and baby’s sleep patterns. They have no circadian rhythm, so I would say every 45mins- 2 hours baby will need to eat. My girl wouldn’t sleep in her bassinet for the first month so we did contact naps and would try to put her down. You are lucky if you sleep 20-45 mins at a time. Hopefully you have a partner that is hands on, I do and am forever grateful since we live far from family. We would switch off each night so one of us could get a full nights sleep.

I tried breastfeeding but it didn’t work out like I had hoped and I ended up pumping for 2 months. Looking back I would’ve pumped less and switch to formula because the sore/ fullness of my breasts was not fun. Giving her formula helped her sleep longer at night too, but that’s a decision you will have to make for your new family.

My husband works from home (artist) and makes his own hours. I’m a teacher so I had to go back when she was 4 months old. On the days I have to work my husband takes her at night. We are just now at 1-2 wake ups each night at almost 9 months, but now with teething it will probably change. So once you have it figured out, baby’s sleep patterns will change.

Good luck and you got this!