So. Every night, my adorable little punk falls asleep. And she does not wake up until six to nine hours later.
Go ahead and hate me. I just have one question: if the baby sleeps nine hours a night, with three-hour long bookend naps, WHY AM I SO EXHAUSTED?
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I kept reading that you’re supposed to wake baby if they sleep to long, so that they can eat. WAKE a SLEEPING baby? Crazy talk. We only did that once. A baby won’t starve themselves from sleeping. I do kinda hate you a little bit though, but good for you. ;)
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I remember those days, too! I vividly remember how exhausting it was to care for & be 100% responsible for the LIFE of another human being. This time goes by so, so quickly. Cherish every single moment.
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Mmk. Yep. I totally hate you. I have a 2 month old and he still doesn’t sleep through the night. UGH.
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Because she’s sucking the life out of you via your boobs. Hannah has slept 8+ hours a night since she was 6 weeks and I’m still exhausted.
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Yeah, you can just keep the whole sleeping through the night thing to yourself. Bragging bragger. My daughter is 14 months and still only sleeps throught the night about 4 out of 7 nights. And when she was a newborn she breastfed incessantly for 3 months, including all night long. I slept sitting up and would just wake up and switch her from one side to the other every so often. Why I think you’re so exhausted? Thanks for asking, it’s learning to deal with that whole new all consuming love and fear and protectiveness. The emotional life of a mother is more work than anyone can describe. Gosh, I’m mouthy tonight. VERBOSE.
By Gracia Fraile on August 06, 2009
I don’t have kids, but I’ve had to live in a house with newborns in two occasions and yes, you are really lucky. And exhausted? My 27 yo boyfriend sleeps through the night, too, and spends 8 hours working, and I have no work this month… and I’m exhausted. It’s because it’s summer, I guess.
BTW, you have the cutest little girl!