I honestly don't know how other people do it. I feel so focused on sleep (or lack thereof) that I'm unable to talk about anything else! Of course, I knew in theory that having a baby would change my nighttimes- but the reality of it is hard, very hard!
Ds is 16 weeks this week, and has abruptly flipped from one night time bottle, to various, unpredictable wakings.
I find that my mood is affected so dramatically by bad nights. If I've had a reasonable amount of sleep, I'm full of the joys of spring. One or two bad nights and I feel utterly sad, odd and resentful.
I feel terrible for being so pathetic, as if I'm surrounded by stoical, brave, natural mothers, and I'm a brat, unable to perform my motherly duties regardless of sleep!!
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Coping with broken nights
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opalescent · 01/04/2013 17:11
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