He is an angel! He looks to eat, sleep, play and gives us no trouble in the day. But when the sun goes down and its time for bed time (7-8:30pm) the newborn decides to come alive. He loves the dark and seems to think its time to mess around when the lights go off and he is down in his own cot. 

He is feeding 4-5oz every 2-3 hours, which is a good amount i am led to believe. It is when we feed him on a night he becomes a menace and its bloody exhausting - the lack of sleep is the only difficult thing i have had to face during these 6 short weeks.

It is hard to wake every 2 hours, especially when it is taking the newborn an hour to be feed, changed and gently soothed back to sleep. It seems like a constant battle without any rest-bite!

Now that i am back at work it has become even harder to keep my energy levels up and not look and feel like a complete zombie. I love sleep and i probably get a broken 5 hours sleep on weekdays - this is not ideal considering i love sleep and would sleep forever if left alone to do so.

Dealing with the lack of sleep isn't the hardest problems dads have ever had to face but it is one that is common. You can never become familiar with sleepless nights and i know it will pass.

Here are my top tips for dealing with a lack of sleep:

• eat and drink often
• exercise whenever possible
• sleep when your baby sleeps
• invest in a good pair of blackout blinds so you can sleep anytime
• consider investing in ear plugs and a sleeping mask
• establish a routine as soon as its possible
• don't stay up watching crap tv
• delete social media off your phone!