WHOOLY COW! My first night/day on the job as a SAHD has been frustrating! PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE tell me this gets better. Last night Alex wouldnt sleep for more than an hour at a time. I understand that he's only a month old but I don't recall mom having these problems. During the daylight hours he has been pretty good so far. Right now he's hanging out in his swing. I am hoping that he goes to sleep so this way I can get try to get some sleep too. I've been told that I should sleep when he sleeps. Anyway, my adventure has begun and my hope is that it only gets better. ANY advice would probably be good advice for me right now, so please, if anyone has ideas to help me cope when times become trying, feel free to do so. Thanks

Stay the course - it will get better.

While it does not work for every family, many feel as if really working on regimen and schedule, when possible will set you up for sleeping success later on. Even then it is no guarantee. My son at 8 still does not sleep well.. I know you did not need to hear that. But be certain that he does not wake up every hour on the hour.

If you can afford it, think about a night nanny even if it is one or two days a week.

It does get easier. The first 6 months were the hardest for us regarding sleep, or the lack of sleep, but finally the little ones figure it out. The time also seems to fly by because you are so crazy sleeply all the time! Hang in there.

Welcome and hang in there. The first three months are an absolute endurance test. Like some kind of marine drill to put you under stress and see how you react.

But it does get easier pretty fast.

Try to take the day in little chunks -- "just trying to make it to lunch without going nuts" -- that kind of thing.

The parenting part does get easier. In many ways, though, this is the easiest part of being a SAHD. Your baby has very few needs and desires. That makes it easy to figure out. He isn't mobile. You can let him cry for a minute or three without worry that he'll throw himself out a window.

If you can get a timer routine going, it helps a ton. While it's not a real schedule, he's get his own timers going in his body. If you can track these, you have a better chance of anticipating what's next. The Itzbeen was a life saver for me. There are iPhone apps that do the same.

As for the sleep at night and otherwise, it gets better. It's hard for it not to. Sleep when you can. I got in the habit with my first son of having him sleep on my chest while I caught up on the Tivo. That was nice. When #2 came around, the other, then just turning 2, didn't give me that time so we're not nearly as attached.

I know for me the bonding took time and effort with both boys. It makes it rough being with them all day and night. Whenever you can, try to step out and reconnect with the real world, especially with people who want you to be around whether they need fed or not.

HELP ME PLEASE! My 1 month old son fights sleep like a 2 or 3 year old child. I don't know what to do to calm him. Luckily mom s still working from home, but that is only for 1 more week. I am at my wits end.

I've tried giving him a bottle, a pacifier, rocking him, walking around with him, walking outside with him and nothing seems to work. Mom seems to be able to get him to sleep within minutes of holding him. He will seem to fall asleep for a few minutes, but then he wakes himself up. And it takes me another round of holding him or walking aroun with him to get him to sleep again. This goes on for at least an hour before Mom needs to step in to get him to sleep. What am I doing wrong? Any ideas or advice?

It sounds like gas to me. Have you dosed with Mylacon yet? We had issues for the first five months with gas bubbles building up and keeping our first awake, sometimes screaming. One time it was so bad when we were camping we went to the ER. They gave us Mylacon just like we would have done had we been sane at the time. A good solid burping routine can help a lot too. But sometimes that bubble gets in a place where the wee tyke just can't get comfortable laying down.

Yes, we have tried the gas drops. But thank you.