The initial sound of a baby crying in the middle of the night when you're already exhausted triggered something that felt like an electric jolt through my brain.

You even get the "seeing the explosion before you hear it", effect cause they get the frozen crying face for a few seconds before the wails kick in.

I was told when you put them down you have to do it butt first and then slowly lower their head down otherwise some kind of reflex kicks in that wakes them up?

I don't have first hand experience, but I will soon 😬