Now that my little man is 3 months old, we’re just getting out of the newborn trenches. The best thing I learned was to let them tell you what they need. Sticking to a schedule was stressful and complicated. Especially when baby didn’t want to be in a routine yet. I focused on the cues. They won’t sleep at night right away, so get used to them sleeping randomly throughout the day. Clusterfeeding will make you tired and sore. Go ahead and order some cooling gels and nipple cream. Also something that helped me was looking at time in a 24 hour period versus day and night. Time slips away from you those first couple of months.
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Gorgeous babe!! I am someone that likes a schedule for my babes because it has really helped but not until later! I am with you… the newborn phase is a whole different ball game! Could eat for hours one day or a million snacks the next!
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It might be hard but one smile and you will forget all the those things.
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Beautiful baby
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Needed to hear this. The 24-hour mindset is so true, I stopped stressing about ‘day vs night’ and it helped my sanity so much!
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First of all, what a beautiful baby!!! Secondly, you are sooo right. Watch the cues, they will tell you what they need 
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It’s so true! They totally run the show! 
I didn’t put my baby on an official nap and bedtime schedule until she was a year old. Her schedule varies by only 30 minutes now. It changed so frequently before that. Hopefully it will stay predictable for a awhile
Exactly I just go with the flow now and let him tell me what he wants especially with feeding and naps they were very much on demand and never a set time. It works better that way for me at least and gives me a lot less anxiety around the whole process
It’s hard to get them in a routine that little! You are right they are definitely in charge