Sleep, sleep
Where have you gone.
I am a new dad
Why is that so bad?
Because I get no sleep.

My baby gets up every two hours at night if I am lucky
Usually it is less
Now my sleep schedule is a mess
I change poopy diapers with a close pin
While the stinky thing is usually yucky

When I wake up in the morning
The wife is usually mad

I ask her, “Why do you seem so sad?”
I then figure out,
Oh it was just a dream that I did it all
It was actually you taking care of little small.

Baby sleeping in a pose

I think that poem deserves 1^st prize in a poetry contest.  I made the 5  minute New Dad Sleep Poem because I believe the guy sleeping through a baby crying is the case with most dads.  If my wife did not keep on trying to wake me up I would never hear Rylan cry.  I really do think it is one of those men things with sleep.  We can sleep through anything, especially a baby’s cry.

So new dads out there, take turns with your wife getting the little one.  (If she is not working, that should be a different story).  You may need to have a talk with your wife about having to dump cold water on you if you are not waking up. Your wife is a new mom, she needs your help more than you will ever know.

Rylan is now 9 months old and he sleeps about 12 hours at night.  We have had it on easy street for a while with this guy.  Sleep will come for both parents.

Real Dad Blog Man Version:  New dads, expect no sleep at first.  Buck up, because your wife needs you.  You will get you use to having no sleep.

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