Wait, your baby is how old?
He’s not sleeping through the night yet? Have you tried…..
Honestly…I’ve heard that line more than necessary. You know what is more frustrating than not
getting any sleep? Listening to everyone
else’s magical tale of how they got their baby to sleep through the night. When are people going to understand that
having a baby is not a cookie-cutter type of situation? Every baby is different, every parent is
different, and for pete’s sake, every baby’s sleeping, eating, pooping, and playing
pattern is different. So just zip it already!
I’m totally all for getting advice, WHEN I ASK FOR IT. But if you yourself are a mom and know what
it feels like to be sleep deprived, why on Earth would you give unsolicited
advice about how to put a baby to sleep so that they sleep through the night? You’re just going to end up the making the
overly exhausted mother feel like an even bigger failure.
On that note, Landry had his first night where he didn’t
exactly sleep through the night, but he
also didn’t wake every two hours to eat.
No, I’m not going to list here step by step what we did to make that happen
because guess what, no matter what I
say, your baby is different and you might get different result. On the other hand if you’re interested, just
ask, I don’t mind sharing.
All I really wanted to tell you is that we all have been
there and you aren’t alone. Nothing can
prepare you for the exhaustion you are going to experience as a mom. Or guilt, but that’s a whole ‘nother blog
post. I just hope you find comfort in
knowing that those bags under your eyes and your hair that hasn’t been washed
in four days, is all very normal and accepted here in mommy-land. As hard as
these nights and days can be, just embrace it, because all too soon that baby
that we are getting up for, won’t be a baby anymore and you’ll miss the late
night hours of mommy-baby time.
Ending this blog post with my true feelings…there is nothing
that compares to the love I have for my son…I’d stay up every single hour of
every single day if I could just to soak up every little ounce of him. I’m beyond blessed and I’ll never forget the
struggle I endured to conceive such a miracle.
I’ll sleep when I’m dead :)
