We were lucky, perhaps. Our newborn slept through the night, 11pm to 6am, nearly every night. My wife has always been protective of her sleep and needs a lot of

We were lucky, perhaps. Our newborn slept through the night, 11pm to 6am, nearly every night. My wife has always been protective of her sleep and needs a lot of it. She found that breastfeeding helped both her and the baby sleep (breastfeeding releases oxytocin which is conducive to rest). 3-4 weeks after the baby was born, we were going out to eat, mainly family-friendly restaurants at first. We also traveled frequently both by car and plane. I would say, having a baby didn’t take away too much of our sleep and we didn’t slow down much at all. It helped that we had a happy, relatively quiet child, though she could occasionally scream with the best of them. Overall, a child brought great joy to our lives, which vastly outweighed any negatives. Congratulations and remember to enjoy every minute of the experience. Before you know it, they’ll be a teenager. Then the fun begins… ;)