All things happen for a baby to not want to sleep through the night, regressions, growth spurts, teething etc. Benson did not sleep through the night until he was 13 months old. Marlee will be 10 months on Wednesday and she still wakes up 3 to 5 times a night. I did have them napping at the same time but the past week that has not been happening and for some reason Benson has been getting up at 7 a.m. every morning. His usually wake up time is between 8 and 9. Needless to say I am exhausted. I have this going on plus the normal daily chores and now my garden has taken off.
New mothers or any mothers need support. They need someone to help them when they need it, when their eyes can barely stay open any longer. We need to support each other or even take turns with another close friend watching the kids and resting. When I first had Benson, getting used to the lack of sleep made me crazy. When he was cutting teeth we were only sleeping 2 hours a night for 3 weeks. I remember crying and crying because I was so exhausted and I had little help. I love my husband but he did not help much with letting me sleep and being with Benson.
Some words of wisdom though that I am sure everyone has heard but are definitely true,
- Sleep when they are sleeping!
ALWAYS SLEEP WHEN THEY ARE OR YOU WONT GET ANY!!
But now it is finally time for me to close my eyes and go to bed! I am exhausted!
Must be a really tough thing when your children are just babies. I'm sure you love to watch them sleep. You should really sleep whenever needed. Stay fit. :)
ReplyDeleteI am ready for the day I get to sleep all night again lol!
DeleteTry and get some sleep when you can you must be so exhausted looking after your bubba xxx http://www.fadedspring.co.uk/
ReplyDeleteOh i do, I try. My mind just goes and goes when its time to nap lol
DeleteUgh! It is so hard! I feel ya Kayla! And it totally gets even harder trying to get some sleep when you add more and more kids because then you're trying to coordinate nap times and bed times and they all wake up at different times... I just remind myself that someday this season fo my life will be over and maybe I'll get some rest then. ;)
ReplyDeleteYes going from 1 to 2 was definitely a hard change. Im so ready for her to sleep longer through the night!
DeleteOh I remember what it was like! Now my kids sleep but I struggle to get myself to bed at a decent time! I always wished I had some friends who were having kids at the same time as me and we could swap when mine were little! I wish I lived close by, I never mind snuggling a baby :)
ReplyDeletelol that's another problem I have, I never get me time until night time. So after they go to bed is my time to catch up on shows, blog or look at pinterest. I want to go to bed one night at like 9:30 and not get up until 9 the next morning :-) not be disturbed lol
DeleteMy kids were always good sleepers, but once I had a child, I stopped sleeping well. Even when they were sleeping peacefully, I was wide awake! An entire decade later, and it's still happening. It's so frustrating! I don't think moms are meant to sleep!
ReplyDeleteI dont either. I also think other people think moms aren't supposed to sleep lol
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