We had twins.
One of them was always awake. They seemed to take shifts sleeping.
The first year of their lives was an unholy terror that seemed to last five years. It wore us to a frazzle.
My folks would come visit and keep the boys for a weekend every two months.
They would stay at our place with the boys and we would get a motel room and sleep the entire weekend.
That is the only way we all made it through their first year.
Thankfully our downstairs neighbor was a widower, retired army non com who didn’t let anything faze him. A really good guy.
Im a twin
My twins first year was a blur. I was nursing a lot and crashing when I did sleep so it didn’t feel like I was sleeping at all. I don’t know how I did it without any help, but I got used to it over the years.
Babies cry, it’s what they do. Some cry more than others.