I'm going to whine. And maybe cry. And rant a little. That's what blogs are for.
If I run into you today, I'll downplay it, and say "Oh, it's not that bad...you just need to change your expectations a bit. We're managing fine." And I suppose we are.
But, seriously.
We need to figure out this damn sleep thing.
I say that as the parent who didn't do the getting up in the night.
I honestly don't know how he does it. It amazes me that he doesn't have melt downs in the day. James brought him into me to nurse twice last night. I check the clock when I take him back to bed. Once at 1:45. The second time at 3:30. That's not even two hours in between, and I know James tried to soothe him for awhile before bringing him to me to nurse, so, if he was up, spent time with James, nursed, and THEN it was 3:30, he certainly didn't sleep long in between. Oh, and did I mention he was up for good at 4? Oh, and that I'm working 3-11 tonight and somehow have to support my husband in getting some homework done this morning so I can't just hide in bed all morning? Oh, and that I HAVEN'T SLEPT FOR MORE THAN 5 HOURS IN 9.5 FRIGGIN' MONTHS!
15 days to our weekend away...Not really sure what that will look like for my parents who won't be able to nurse him back to sleep. Was going to try to work toward night weaning so that it would be easier for them, but, at this point, I do whatever I can to get however much sleep it'll get me.
No sleep on a consistent basis has got to be akin to chronic pain. It can ruin everything, and seem so endless/hopeless.
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(I have wine here anytime)
I completely hear you, Rachel! Other than the 3-ish weeks Gil slept through the night at a few months old and including the pregnacy and Gwen? I haven't slept more than 4 or 5 hours in a row in ... a long time. A year? A year and a half? Two?
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