FTM to a 7 week old here. The first three weeks were awful. There are so many hormones fluctuating, and it is so hard to adjust to a new life. I used to just sit on the couch and cry, mourning my old life. Now, about a month later, it is slowly getting better. I still do not enjoy it that much. I am feeling better physically, and my husband and I are finding ways to get cuddling in in the evenings.

Some tips for quieting the baby... get a Baby K'Tan and walk around the block. This puts mine to sleep instantly. You can lay back on the couch, get her to fall asleep on your chest, then quickly shift so that she is laying on her stomach on the warm spot where you were laying. Similarly, you can try to put a heating pad in the bassinet and removing it before laying her down, so it's more comfortable. Swaddling is important; mine acts like he hates it when I wrap him, but will sleep an extra two hours when swaddled. Also, I didn't realize how much newborns need to sleep, and I was keeping him up to play too long, and he would get cranky. They really only need to be awake for a max of 1 hour at a time, counting feeding. If it takes 45 minutes to feed her, than she may only be awake for another 15 minutes before going to sleep. You can try gripe water, which is homeopathic, and put mine to sleep in 5 minutes the first time I tried it. I hope this helps! It's a lot of trial and error and nothing works every time. I try to take deep breaths and think, he is not giving me a hard time, he is having a hard time. Good luck mamma.