Then I guess I blocked it out of my memory or something because even though I went through it with Noah, I didn't remember how horrible it felt to come completely sleep deprived. Until about a week ago. Isaac still goes to bed pretty late. Usually it's around 10pm but every now and then it's closer to midnight or 1am! And lately he's only been going 4-6 hours instead of 8-10 hrs like he was doing. His naps are very random too. Sometimes he sleeps for 3 hours and other times it's only 20 minutes. What makes it harder, when you have two kiddos they rarely nap at the same time, so any hopes for getting a nap in myself goes out the window.
So that's why it takes me 3 days to write a blog post instead of an hour like usual. I spend most of my day trying to get one kid or the other to nap. I so enjoy blogging and will be so thankful when I can sit for an hour in peace and write a blog post, or read a book, or even take an hour long nap! Until then I will just keep trucking along, as I know many of you are doing!
So here's to all the sleep deprived mama's out there! We'll get through this and it's all worth it in the end! The word's I live by lately "THIS TOO SHALL PASS" :)
I'm there with ya. I have my first newborn -she's a month old now- and I have never experienced this amount of sleep deprivation. To make matters worse I ran a fever last night and could barely function.
ReplyDeleteThankfully it only takes two or three good nights before you really don't remember what it's like and think "it's not that bad...". Sometimes mommy brain is a good thing.
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Thankfully it only takes two or three good nights before you really don't remember what it's like and think "it's not that bad...". Sometimes mommy brain is a good thing.
ReplyDeleteSending some positive thoughts your way for some sleep soon
I am there too...my 28 month old daughter has dropped her naps completely most days and my 5 month old son is currently on the random napping plan, although he sleeps 7-9 hour stretches most nights, he doesn't get started until midnight or later and I can barely remember my own name by that time!
ReplyDeleteI am cosleeping right now, but with a 2 year old and an almost 1 year old (5 older children) I don't think I have had a full nights rest since maybe my 2nd trimester during my pregnancy with the 2kids year old! My kids have never been good sleepers. Cosleeping makes it bearable but ugh. But I would love for a good nights sleep!
ReplyDeleteI'm in the same boat. My 3yo takes a nap roughly every other day, and my 4 month old takes 30 min catnaps throughout the day, but that's it. She's finally done between midnight and 1am, and usually wakes around 8am along with the 3yo, or sometimes not til later which gives me some nice quiet time with my older daughter. Because of, and especially on, the no nap days, the housework never gets done unless I forgo sleep completely, and that's just not healthy.
ReplyDeleteWe'll get there. Like you said, this too, shall pass. :)
Great post. I am going through the same thing. My son is 2 and I now have a 2 week old daughter. I forgot what it was like to not sleep. This too shall pass is what I really needed to hear today! Great blog.
ReplyDeleteSleep deprivation is really one of the problems that most new mommies have to face. eating before bed though is one of the problems of obese people.
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