This is so true. I remember with my first just bawling because nursing seemed to be the only thing that would make her not cry and I was just so exhausted. Poor DH woke up to both of us crying at 3 am many nights and I know he felt so helpless because there was nothing he could do. I am not going to lie, BFing was very hard for me. Nobody had told me that it could be challenging. I had only heard the rosy stories of how great it is. I am so glad I stuck it out, I did love it in the end. But it was not easy. Fast forward to baby #2. Easy Peasy. I thought because I just knew what to do and what to expect. Baby #3, more tears. Another difficult adjustment. All babies are built different.
And let me just say, back in the day, there was NOTHING on TV at 3 am. I think it could be easier to stay up with them with some Netflix going. lol